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Anton La Guardia, Catherine Philp, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ravi Agrawal, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Giles Whittell join Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ravi Agrawal, Steven Erlanger and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Kim Ghattas, Bobby Ghosh, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Survey data shows that Russians are more likely than Americans to say that their nation's government handled the coronavirus pandemic effectively.

New Chicago Council Survey results show a majority of Americans support maintaining or increasing sanctions against Russia and views the nation as a greater threat than in previous years.

Ivo Daalder talks with Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell to get their perspectives on the news of the week and what to keep an eye on in the days ahead.

Ravi Agrawal, Elise Labott, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm find that while experts anticipate changes in the global balance of power in the next 20 years, with China overtaking the United States, they do not expect Russia to come out stronger.

Why are governments across Africa working with the Wagner Group and what does this mean for peace and stability on the continent? Elizabeth Shackelford and Federica Saini Fasanotti discuss.

Investigative reporter Catherine Belton joins Deep Dish host Brian Hanson to explain Vladimir Putin's rise to power.

Arik Burakovsky, Dina Smeltz, and Brendan Helm analyze a survey of American experts on Russia about opinions on the country's relations with China and India.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ravi Agrawal, Prashant Rao, and Lijia Zhang join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Jamil Anderlini, and Bobby Ghosh join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

In lieu of a new World Review, Ivo Daalder talks with Catherine Ashton, Robert Kagan, and Kishore Mahbubani about Russia and China’s efforts to counter US power.

Ivo Daalder, James Harding, Gideon Rachman, and Carol Giacomo examine the week's most important global affairs news.

Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Susan Glasser join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Caroline de Gruyter, James Harding, and Ryan Heath join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Ivo Daalder, Karen DeYoung, Steven Erlanger, and Peter Spiegel examine the news during US President Biden's first week in office.

Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger, and Ed Luce join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Karen DeYoung, Steve Erlanger, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the latest headlines on Ukraine.

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses emerging global stories with The New York Times’ Carol Giacomo, POLITICO’s Matt Kaminski, and the Financial Times’ Philip Stephens.

Ryan Heath, Elise Labott, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Reporters from leading media outlets joined Ivo Daalder to discuss the recent spike of COVID cases, the US-Russia relationship, and protests in Thailand.

Elise Labott, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Journalists Ryan Heath, Carla Anne Robbins, and Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Journalists from some of the world’s leading media outlets join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss the EU budget deal, what Europe can learn from Russian influence in the UK, and the politics of a COVID-19 vaccine.

"Once bullets and projectiles start flying, the variables at play multiply, and in the ensuing chaos there are limits to what can be controlled," Paul Poast writes.

As the Ukraine crisis continues, how should we understand Russia's larger political aims?

Even as the war in Ukraine creates risks, the extensive city-based CEFT network remains resilient from its continued expansion, improved infrastructure, and operational adaptability.

If Russia's war on Ukraine continues to escalate, could nuclear weapons enter the picture? Emma Belcher looks at the risk and what we can do to reduce the threat.