Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has joined the French presidential race. Her victory would spark a complete departure from French foreign policy under Macron.

The global response to Cuba’s worsening humanitarian plight reveals a growing divide over whether limiting access to food and energy is an acceptable form of leverage or if there is a shared international responsibility for humanitarian intervention.

The conflict offers lessons for how to bolster European security with less support from the United States.

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Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune, Carol Giacomo of The New York Times, and Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times joined Council President Ivo Daalder analyze the week's global news.

The public supports US participation in the Paris climate agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, and more.

A roundup of recent polling offers insights into American attitudes toward the conflict.

Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

What does China want from the global economy? As leaders gather for this year's Summer Davos meeting, The Economist's Simon Rabinovitch explains what Beijing is trying to achieve and why the world is paying attention.