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The ice is melting, and the stakes are rising as the world’s global powers are racing to assert their claim. Is a new Cold War unfolding in the Arctic?

Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz joins NewsNation to break down recent polling.

Survey data shows that Russians are more likely than Americans to say that their nation's government handled the coronavirus pandemic effectively.

Ivo Daalder joins Fiona Hill, Mary Elise Sarotte, and Richard Haass to discuss US-Russia relations’ impact on European security amid the war in Ukraine.

But everyday Republicans are divided over the best way to encourage NATO allies to increase their defense spending.

Bruce Jentleson joins the Global Dispatches Podcast to discuss what have the sanctions against Russia have accomplished, and what they could possibly lead to.

Most Americans believe the United States has too many interests in Europe to let any one country dominate the region.

While many Russians favor negotiating for peace with Kyiv, they are unwilling to give up any Ukrainian territory seized since 2014. They are, however, more open to a “neutral” status for eastern Ukraine.

While Americans of all political stripes remain committed to allies and alliances, the public is divided along partisan lines on the value of international organizations.