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Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Stefan Kornelius, Carla Robins, and Peter Spiegel 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.

Jamil Anderlini, Bobby Ghosh, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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

Ivo Daalder talks with Susan Glasser, James Harding, and Stefan Kornelius about the news that matters most to our world this week.

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

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

Bobby Ghosh and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Every Friday, Ivo Daalder talks with reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get their perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Ravi Agrawal, Bianna Golodryga, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Susan Glasser, Ryan Heath, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

In lieu of a new World Review, Ivo Daalder talks with Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about the foreign policy objectives of the United States and China and how these superpowers can prevent competition from sparking a conflict.

Bobby Ghosh, Philip Stephens, & Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the latest from Ukraine.

Karen DeYoung, Stefan Kornelius, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories, from Afghanistan to the upcoming German elections.

Stefan Kornelius, Peter Spiegel, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top global news stories.

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

"Soft spots have been showing—and risk becoming cracks in the support base Biden needs to sustain that commitment." argues Bruce Jentleson.

On Deep Dish we discuss if protests against zero-COVID mean a change in Chinese attitudes toward political expression.

NATO should focus its attention on the problem right next door, not on China, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

Which regions will face the brunt of hunger caused by the Russia-Ukraine war? Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin discusses this and more on TVO.

Why the hesitation to admit Ukraine to NATO? “Bringing in a country means being willing to defend it,” explains Ivo Daalder on MSNBC.

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

While many in the West see the outcome of the war as determined by military action and shifts in battlefield positions, in Ukraine, long term integration with the West is the most important goal.

Will Russia’s elites support Putin’s war? Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford raises this and more on ABC 7 Chicago.

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

What does the French election mean for global democracy? Council President Ivo Daalder dives in with MSNBC's Alicia Menendez and the New Yorker's David Rhode.

"President Biden simply cannot provide new aid for Ukraine and Israel unless Congress provides that money through appropriations legislations," Jordan Tama explains.

Ivo Daalder joins John Dickerson on CBS Primetime to discuss what President Biden must consider in whether to send fighter jets to Ukraine.

American perceptions of whether Russia or Ukraine is winning the war are key to support for ongoing US assistance to Kyiv.

NATO has only grown since Putin's plan backfired. "This will be seen as one of the greatest strategic failures in history," says Ivo Daalder.

"Putin needs to understand that there is no other way out but negotiation," Elizabeth Shackelford argues on WTTW.

Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz joins NewsNation to break down recent polling.

Could chaos in the US House of Representatives mean chaos for Ukraine? The Council's @IvoHDaalder joins Deep State Radio to discuss.

For Ukraine, “it was unrealistic, frankly, to think that there would be an invitation," Ivo Daalder tells Amna Nawaz.

"This isn't Afghanistan, and this isn't Syria. This is a country that's being attacked," says Ivo Daalder on MSNBC. "This is not a proxy war."

Steven Pifer, former US ambassador to Ukraine, joins Deep Dish to discuss the latest developments in Russia and Ukraine’s relationship, and what to expect next.

The United States and Germany are sending their best tanks to Ukraine. Here’s why that matters.

The talk will be positive because of the weapons, ammo, and most importantly intelligence the US has provided Ukraine, says Ivo Daalder.