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What can the United States do to stop Russian's war in Ukraine? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on Fox 32 Chicago.

"What Putin is really interested in is not occupying Ukraine, but controlling its government," argues Ivo Daalder on BBC Newsday.

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

Recent data shows Americans prefer diplomatic options first, but there is also record support for defending Ukraine. 

How have US attitudes toward the war in Ukraine, and Washington’s response, evolved? Senior Fellow Dina Smelts unpacks with War on the Rocks.

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

Washington has started selling arms that serve a "porcupine" defense strategy to Taiwan. Whether Taipei fully embraces this new approach remains to be seen.

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.

"For a number of reasons, concerns that a Republican majority in Congress will undermine US support to Ukraine are unfounded," Paul Post argues.

“Democrats have stayed pretty remarkably consistent,” in support for US aid to Ukraine, Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz explains on WESH-2 News.