Commentary

Ariane Tabatabai, the Council's vice president of research on security and defense and senior fellow on the Middle East, joins the podcast to talk through the week's biggest national security stories.

Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri examines the broader consequences of the war in Iran, live from the Delphi Economic Forum.

The laws of war were designed to protect civilians amid armed conflicts. Are they still fit for purpose?

"Iraq is so dependent on their exports leaving the Persian Gulf," says Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson. "I am really worried about unintended consequences."

With distrust deepening and the Iranian regime still in place, can the United States and Iran reach a deal?

Recent polls show Democrats and Independents oppose US policy toward the conflict, while Republicans back the Trump administration's approach.

The Iran war is spreading far beyond the Middle East. ECFR’s James Crabtree explores what that means for China, India, and the implications for the Indo-Pacific region.

Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Craig Kafura joins India Today to discuss the ongoing tensions between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Everybody's incentive is for this to end," Council President & CEO Leslie Vinjamuri tells Times News. "But clearly both Iran and the leadership of the United States, President Trump, want to be able to frame this as a win—and they're struggling to see how they can do that right now."

"Bushehr—the nuclear power plant—is closer to Doha and Dubai than it is to Tehran," says Council Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow Rachel Bronson. "Our allies would be at risk . . . should there be a leak."