Lieutenant General Frank Kearney (Ret.) and Ari Tabatabai reflect on how the post-9/11 era transformed American warfare and continues to shape US national security 25 years later.

Thant Myint-U and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss why the international system is struggling to prevent and resolve conflict, and what it will take to build a more peaceful future.

John Lapinski and Dina Smeltz unpack what the results of the 2026 Chicago Council survey tell us about Americans’ foreign policy priorities heading into the midterms.

Frances Brown and Adam Habib join Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss how African countries are navigating new partnerships and a changing global order.

Paweł Markiewicz and Ari Tabatabai examine Europe’s fight against disinformation and what it reveals about the challenge of protecting democracy in an age of information warfare.

Roger Thurow and Catherine Bertini examine why food insecurity persists despite America’s extraordinary abundance and what can be done to expand reliable access to food.

Daniel Twining, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Leslie Vinjamuri unpack how Republicans and Democrats see America's role in the world and how they want their country to engage in the world around them.

Soumaya Keynes, Brent Neiman, and Kyla Scanlon unpack the new rules of global economic competition.

Rana Foroohar and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss how a rapidly changing Arctic is creating a new frontier for global competition and American power.