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Iran’s missile attack on two U.S. air bases in Iraq was the latest step bringing the United States and Iran to the brink of war. Yet, President Donald Trump decided to back away from further military confrontation.

“An end to NATO enlargement or withdrawing forces from the east will not stop Putin. Only full support of Ukraine can do that,” writes Ivo Daalder in the Financial Times.

"Iranians have protested several times against the Islamic Republic, and every time they have been silenced, every time they have been repressed, brutally."

Suzanne Maloney and Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine tensions between the United States and Iran and the future of the US-Iran standoff.

Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world's leading media outlets about the South China Sea, COVID-19, Huawei, Poland, and more.

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

Harold Hongju Koh joins the Council’s Deep Dish podcast to discuss his new book, The Trump Administration and International Law.

Polling data shows that although Americans believe that Russia is acting to contain US power, the US public favors cooperation and engagement rather than containing Russia.

Mayhem in Westminster has roots in Brexit and a political culture that favors dogma over evidence, argues columnist Chris Morris.

In May 2018, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal because it was “defective at its core.” But if Tehran were willing to negotiate a better agreement, he would be “ready, willing and able” to

The supreme leader’s youth-washing strategy could keep detente with the United States off the table for years.

Hostage taking is as old as time, but today the world faces new tactics and unprecedented challenges; what can be done?

Saeid Golkar discusses the belief that Iran wishes to resume open and benevolent relations with the West and the United States.

Survey results reveal how Japanese perceptions of security in East Asia have changed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ongoing protests to safeguard democracy and a potential war with Iran could call into question US unconditional support for Israel, Paul Poast writes.

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

"We will only have peace when America uses force to defend its interests," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

Experts Steven Cook and Henri Barkey and economist Phil Levy share their views on the global ramifications of Turkey's economic crisis.

Council President Ivo Daalder explains why President-Elect Biden faces 3 nuclear threats -- Russia, Iran, and North Korea-- in the Chicago Tribune.

“The agreement is about far more than just normalizing ties with Riyadh,” argue Nonresident Senior Fellow Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi.

Millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

Our weekly roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

What happens after Ayatollah Khamenei leaves office or dies?

Robert Ford and Tamara Cofman Wittes join the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Deep Dish podcast to dissect the Trump administration’s withdrawal from Syria.

Craig Kafura discusses the Iran Deal and the US-Japan relationship.

We explore how protests for #MahsaAmini have helped fuel a global movement for women.

"Even when 'people power' succeeds in ousting oppressive leaders, there is no guarantee that what comes next is peace or democracy," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Author and former White House Middle East advisor and expert Philip Gordon joins Deep Dish to explain regime change in Middle East policy.

Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Check out our weekly roundup of the week's top stories in food, agriculture, and global development.

Former US envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, joins Deep Dish to explain what is going on in Sudan and why it matters.

The authors of this book address multiple questions involving the nature of youth protest in the twenty-first century.

Harvard University's Stephen M. Walt joins Deep Dish to explain America's foreign policy failures since the end of the Cold War.

There are six key issues for which liberal democrats have differing opinions from more conservative/moderate ones, indicates the 2019 Chicago Council Survey.

Russia has allied with Iran to work around sanctions on both countries. Ethan Kessler discusses on Deep State Radio.