"Even using the most optimistic evidence from existing research, alliances are still found to fail a quarter of the time," Paul Poast writes.
Deborah Amos, Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"The answer is yes — but probably not for much longer. The era of Pax Americana is ending," Richard C. Longworth writes.
A new Council study of Republican attitudes helps explain why, Ronald Brownstein writes.
Yasmeen Abutaleb, Prashant Rao, and Peter Spiegel join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.
Would the United States and the world be better off if Washington sat some things out? Paul Poast weighs in.
"The Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy is realpolitik from top to bottom," Paul Poast writes.
Stefan Kornelius, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Deborah Amos, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
The issue that drove Donald Trump’s original presidential bid remains a divider within his party, Council data show.
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