Commentary and Analysis

President Biden has options to address this national security concern, the Council's John Austin argues.

Our reliance on data and devices has made us extremely vulnerable. The first step is knowing where everything is.

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Defense cooperation requires a shared understanding of threats and goals. And, to be effective requires action, making tradeoffs, and paying costs—not just statements.

President Biden's approach to his first NATO summit shows he understands the importance of competition with China instead of confrontation, Council President Ivo Daalder explains to BBC World News.

Although COVID-19 brought many aspects of our world to a standstill over the last year, violent conflict was not one of them. What can we do to end the cycle?

Steven Erlanger, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why press freedom is more than an important feature of democracy—it's a foreign policy priority.

While some areas of the world continue to see population growth—many countries in Africa, for example—fertility rates are falling everywhere else. What does that mean for geopolitics?