Commentary

“The stronger Japanese response to this crisis is not solely driven by policymakers, but also by the public’s reaction,” writes Craig Kafura in the Diplomat.

Can Turkey’s hesitance create any real problems for Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Council President Ivo Daalder explores the answer with Rachel Maddow.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast reminds Leland Vittert that the idea of NATO expansion provoking Russian aggression is one put out by Putin himself.

Will the Russia-Ukraine war transform Europe into a global security provider? Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast unpacks the implications on Politikal Arena.

Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons if Finland and Sweden integrate militarily with NATO. Ivo Daalder explains why this is "mostly bluster" on CNN.

Finland and Sweden will “more than double the amount of NATO territory bordering Russia. But that’s Moscow’s doing, not NATO’s,” writes Ivo Daalder in Politico.

When it comes to peace negotiations, "the real stumbling block will be the Donbas," says Council President Ivo Daalder with Andrew Marr on LBC.

Putin will “have two very significant military powers [...] being part of NATO as a result of his actions in Ukraine," Ivo Daalder tells Suhana Meharchand on CBC.

In Ukraine, "the government is alive and well, and mounting serious resistance," Council President Ivo Daalder tells NBC News Now's Morgan Radford.

“There is a degree of barbarity that is really unconscionable,” says Ivo Daalder. “We do need to make sure at some point that people responsible will be held to account.”