Economic sanctions: what they are, how the US has used them in foreign policy, and considerations for current policymakers.

Stefanie Bolzen, Bobby Ghosh, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Kim Ghattas, Gideon Rachman, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

American disapproval rates of US-Iraq war reach record highs.

Live Stream, In Progress, September 11 and the Remaking of American National Security, About, Lieutenant General Frank Kearney (Ret.) and Ari Tabatabai reflect on how the post-9/11 era transformed American warfare and continues to shape US national security 25 years later., More About This Live S...

The U.S. has official relationships with nearly every country in the Middle East. Israel, a close U.S. ally, has official ties with only five.

June 30, 2026, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz, Virginia Mayo / AP, Download Report (PDF), A new Chicago Council survey finds bipartisan majorities support the NATO alliance, including US troop deployments in Germany and Poland., At the 2026 NATO Summit, allies are expected to focus...

The new strategy "suggests a very geographically grounded way of thinking about defense," former US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told the Council. She explains what it could mean for China, the war in Ukraine, and US alliances—and what comes next.

Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

At least half of all partisans see government corruption and weakening democracy as critical threats, but they are deeply divided on climate change and immigration.