Commentary and Analysis

Is every move against China strengthening the US—or is it just making us weaker? Jessica Chen Weiss breaks it down.

Survey data show that regardless of when they arrived in the United States, immigrants embrace a shared vision for US foreign policy.

A slew of Pentagon officials backed out of the annual Aspen Security Conference—don't read too much into it, Paul Poast argues.

Colin Kahl and Tom Wright join Leslie Vinjamuri on Deep Dish to unpack US strategy shifts.

"It's going to hit in ways small and large all across the board. Almost everything that you buy is going to be affected," Cécile Shea says.

"Trump is making history by the day, and we need to understand where he fits in this history," Richard Longworth writes.

"Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and keeping that region relatively calm is really important to manufacturers in Chicago and to all of us who have to pay for gas," Cécile Shea says.

The centrality of wealth in US politics under Trump is more a sign of continuity than change. His falling out with Elon Musk only underscores this point, Paul Poast writes.

Decades of integration between the two North American neighbors risks coming undone.

"Even in areas where the administration has not cut staff to the bone, the shallow state is implementing Trump’s preferred policies in a shallow manner," Daniel Drezner argues.