Commentary and Analysis

Ongoing protests to safeguard democracy and a potential war with Iran could call into question US unconditional support for Israel, Paul Poast writes.

The crackdown and assault on civil society includes the key tool of the 21st century autocrat: restrictions and surveillance of digital communications.

We explore how protests for #MahsaAmini have helped fuel a global movement for women.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, Roger Thurow revisits the featured mothers and children to see how they are faring.

A gap between polling results could lead the administration to draw dramatically different conclusions about which policies to pursue going forward, Karl Friedhoff writes.

"Carter sought to institutionalize human rights within our foreign policy decision-making structures, so that it would not only inform our foreign activities but constrain them as well," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book began, we revisit Shyamkali and her six daughters to see how they are faring.

Paul Poast joins host Steve Scully to unpack the latest from Ukraine.

Ten years after The First 1,000 Days book, we revisit Dianet and her daughter Keytlin to see how they are faring.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast explains why both are a key part of American foreign policy.