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Ryan Crocker, who served as a US ambassador, joins Deep Dish to discuss America’s relationship with Iran and Iraq.

A plurality say the United States and NATO are most responsible for ongoing bloodshed and instability in the Middle East.

A recent Council Survey finds that the American public considers international terrorism to be the most critical threat facing the nation.

Will gas flow in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine? Council President Ivo Daalder argues on CNN it is "inconceivable."

Half favor using US forces to defend South Korea if invaded by North Korea, down from 55 percent in 2022. 

"While defeat for Ukraine would be plenty bad, it would not have grave implications outside of Europe," Paul Poast argues.

Russian economics and politics cannot be separated, argues Elizabeth Shackelford on Al Jazeera. “If you have questions about that, just ask China.”

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

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

Leaders from the US and Europe have much to learn from one another in building strategies to foster economic renewal in formerly industrial regions.