Past Events

After US-Israel Strikes: What Comes Next for Iran and the Region?

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Rapid Response

A live stream with Lisa Anderson, Daniel Byman, and Leslie Vinjamuri on the emerging developments following the joint US-Israel coordinated strikes on Iran.

US Missile Strike
US Central Command / AP

US-Iran Nuclear Tensions: What Is at Stake and What Comes Next?

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Rapid Response

A live stream with Suzanne Maloney and Vali Nasr on escalating US-Iran nuclear talks and US President Donald Trump’s threat of an imminent US strike.

US Navy Striker in Indian Ocean
Seaman Daniel Kimmelman / US Navy via AP

Commentary

US Reportedly Weighing New Troop Deployment to the Middle East

In the News
BBC News
Leslie Vinjamuri

"This is a very deeply unpopular war," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says of the widening Iran conflict. "If we see boots on the ground, if we see high-risk operations undertaken, I think that will really galvanize Congress and the American public."

Leslie Vinjamuri speaks with BBC News via video US Foreign Policy

In Cuba, Food Security Is a Point of Political Pressure—and Solidarity

Analysis
by Ertharin Cousin

The global response to Cuba’s worsening humanitarian plight reveals a growing divide over whether limiting access to food and energy is an acceptable form of leverage or if there is a shared international responsibility for humanitarian intervention.

Activists from the vessel Maguro that arrived from Mexico, behind, as part of the "Nuestra America," or Our America convoy, unload humanitarian aid with the help of Cuban port workers in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
IPS via AP / Jorge Luis Banos
Food and Agriculture

Research

In Tariffs Debate, Gen Z and Millennials Favor Lower Prices and More Choices

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Younger Americans see globalization and free trade not as threats to their jobs, but assets to improve their standard of living and reduce the cost of goods.

A person browses the grocery store
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

Majority of Americans Say Congress' Approval Needed for US Strikes in Iran

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While few Americans want to see Iran develop a nuclear weapon, just half expressed support for US airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities—and most believe direct military action would spark a broader regional war.

Plumes of smoke from two simultaneous strikes rise over Tehran, Iran
Mohsen Ganji / AP
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Rachel Bronson 

Lester Crown Senior Nonresident Fellow, Energy and Geopolitics
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Joshua Busby 

Senior Nonresident Fellow, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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