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Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Council President Ivo Daalder, former US ambassador to NATO, shares his perspective.

Check out the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Winning hearts and minds doesn't defeat insurgent groups, author Jacqueline Hazelton argues. So why does the United States still rely on counterinsurgency?

There is broad agreement that international trade delivers benefits to consumers and to companies and is even good for creating jobs in the United States.

Council surveys find that younger Americans are still forming their views on Taiwan and US-Taiwan relations.

Data suggest that Americans accept some foreign civilian casualties as a necessary cost to counterterrorism, but Republicans and Democrats differ on willingness to use lethal force.

The strategy debate has serious implications for both Taipei and, by association, the United States, argues Ethan Kessler.