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New Council-Ipsos polling reveals there is little common ground to be found between the right and left when it comes to immigration policy solutions.

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea weighs in on the current state of negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

When the states with the power to intervene are also the ones that decide when to use it, it creates the possibility of selective neglect, Paul Poast writes.

With little support at home, President Yoon Suk-yeol will look to make his mark overseas, Karl Friedhoff writes.

Paul Poast explores why House Speaker Mike Johnson might have shifted course on Ukraine and what it means for US aid moving forward.

"Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant," writes Ivo Daalder.

"A lack of confidence can lead to restraint out of fear, rather than restraint as a principled position," Paul Poast writes.

"While Israel and its allies intercepted nearly all the Iranian missiles, Ukraine is facing Russia all on its own," writes Ivo Daalder.

"One must always think of the counterfactual: What would the behavior be without the law?" Paul Poast writes. "In most cases, the answer is, Probably worse."