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Paul Poast joins RTE Ireland to give his analysis on the latest news from Ukraine, plus Joe Biden's recent comments.

"If I were Vladimir Putin, I would not be happy about what happened in Vilnius this week," Ivo Daalder tells Carl Nasman.

"Now the question is working out the conditions [...] and not tie it to a condition that Russia has control over," says Ivo Daalder.

Does Prigozhin's mutiny underscore an essential weakness for Vladimir Putin? Council President Ivo Daalder weighs in with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.

NATO has only grown since Putin's plan backfired. "This will be seen as one of the greatest strategic failures in history," says Ivo Daalder.

As the frenzy dies down after the missile hit in Poland, Council President Ivo Daalder joins Alisyn Camerota and Victor Blackwell to unpack lessons learned.

"The longer that there is shelling happening in that vicinity, the higher the risks are that there could be an accident," Elizabeth Shackleford tells the BBC.

But partisan divisions over using US troops to defend allies in Europe and Asia are growing.

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

“It is horrific what the Russians are doing. But we have to be clear: this is not because NATO isn't doing enough," Ivo Daalder tells MSNBC's Ali Velshi.

Council President Ivo Daalder joined CBS News for analysis of what’s to come in Ukraine and Eastern Europe as a whole if the West can’t stay unified.

While the Biden administration seems to understand where Americans stand on China and domestic renewal to support global competitiveness, the data disproves their assumptions that Americans are skeptical about trade and weary of US global engagement

"In many respects, both Ukraine and Israel are offering quintessential examples of a combatant winning the battle, but losing the war," Paul Poast writes.

Why are Ukrainians receiving a warmer welcome from the American public than past refugee groups?

Reflect on the year with highlights from the Council's public opinion research and analysis.

“I don’t see this war ending any time soon,” Paul Poast shares on ABC7 Chicago. “I can’t see what type of deal can be reached that both sides would find satisfactory.”

“The important decision that NATO will announce is that Ukraine [...] no longer needs what is called a membership action plan," says Ivo Daalder.

Both Millennials and Gen Z are more hesitant than their elders to endorse military approaches to foreign policy.

Both foreign policy leaders and the American public back “friendshoring."

Should China invade Taiwan, 2022 Chicago Council Survey data show most Americans would support sending arms but not US troops.