Commentary

"Russia is not prepared to make real concessions, and the middle ground that we really need between Ukraine and Russia right now seems further away than ever," Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Julianne Smith says.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Poast unpacks the recent US strikes on Venezuelan boats and the risks involved with a potential US push for regime change.

Atrocities against civilians in Sudan are once again rising, and now the White House is pushing for a ceasefire. Martin Griffiths explains what’s really at stake.  

The G20 summit carried on without the United States this year. Here’s what the leaders' declaration reveals about the rest of the world's priorities.

From the exclusion of Europe in outlining a Ukraine peace plan, a continued push against Venezuela, and his embrace of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Trump showed this week that he will disrupt the status quo to deliver on his agenda.

Craig Kafura and Nick Zeller unpack the results of a recent Chicago Council-Carter Center survey of Chinese public opinion.

China's response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan is deeply rooted in history, Paul Heer writes.

Insider insights from the architect of Trump’s 2017 National Security Strategy.

The recent Trump-Xi meeting resolved none of the underlying tensions between Beijing and Washington. It merely kicked the can down the road.

A surge in drone incursions is prompting the EU and NATO to reevaluate their defense systems. Could a drone wall be the answer? Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.