The world's biggest geopolitical battles aren't fought with military force alone. Edward Fishman explains how everything from shipping lanes to the US dollar has become a source of strategic power.

This week’s incidents speak to a growing, and concerning, trust deficit between the United States and its closest European ally.   

The laws of war were designed to protect civilians amid armed conflicts. Are they still fit for purpose?

Council Public Opinion Intern Charlie Rahr examines the United States' international allies' opinions on the 2020 US Presidential election results.

As a Trump-Putin meeting is scrapped and NATO scrambles to steady transatlantic ties, the limits of personal diplomacy and the stakes for Ukraine are coming into sharper focus.

If the president wants to wreck at least ten years of solid South Korean public support for the US-Korea alliance, he is already headed down the right path.

President Donald Trump’s first year back in office changed the tone of US foreign policy. We look back at the moments that stood out.

As the midterm elections approach, the Trump administration has realized its strategy isn’t working. Will economic measures succeed where military operations failed?

With global emissions still rising and political will waning, what can come out of this year’s international climate negotiations?

Ravi Agrawal, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.