Commentary and Analysis

Samuel Kling examines the governability of urban areas in times of riots and pandemics.

Alina Das joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss America's history of punishing immigrants.

President Trump’s announcement that he would terminate U.S. membership in the World Health Organization is but the latest in a long list of decisions he has made to walk away from international institutions and agreements.

Historian Brenda Gayle Plummer joins the Council's Brian Hanson to discuss how the US can learn from our history of racial injustice in order to make future foreign policy decisions.

Cities use migration-focused narratives not only in an attempt to influence global discussions, but also to achieve concrete outcomes for transforming local realities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an opportunity for moving societies towards inclusion and social cohesion, rather than xenophobia.

Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post, Matt Kaminski of POLITICO, and Philip Stephens of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share their perspectives on global news.

​Recent surveys show that a majority of Americans sympathize with the protests occurring across the country since the death of George Floyd.

Dina Smeltz shares survey results covering the role that Americans think the United States should be playing in the world.

Steven Erlanger, Susan Glasser, and Peter Spiegel share their perspectives on the week's top global news with Council President Ivo Daalder.