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What is driving the recent increase in North Korean missile launches—and how should the US respond?

"I think this is a turning point in European security and global security," says Council President Ivo Daalder with Robert Siegel for Moment Magazine.

Large majorities of Democratic and Independent foreign policy elites say they are more concerned about internal threats than external ones.

But new Council polling finds a majority still support sending additional arms to oust Russia.

The public continues to believe such security relationships benefit both the United States and its allies.

"Once bullets and projectiles start flying, the variables at play multiply, and in the ensuing chaos there are limits to what can be controlled," Paul Poast writes.

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

"This is the last moment at which to pull the plug on Ukraine. It is absolutely vital we continue," Ivo Daalder says on CBS News.

"Ukraine’s extraordinary riches in energy, minerals, and agriculture are a prize for the Kremlin," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Muggah in Foreign Policy.

But public opinion has likely shifted following Hamas' attacks on Israel.