Commentary and Analysis

"Now the question is working out the conditions [...] and not tie it to a condition that Russia has control over," says Ivo Daalder.

“The important decision that NATO will announce is that Ukraine [...] no longer needs what is called a membership action plan," says Ivo Daalder.

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

NATO "no longer has the luxury of ignoring the how and when" of Ukraine joining, argues Council CEO Ivo Daalder.

From corruption to inequality, underlying factors hinder Haiti's progress post-President Moïse's assassination.

"Putin still retains the ultimate option—using a nuclear weapon," warns Ivo Daalder in POLITICO.

Does Prigozhin's mutiny underscore an essential weakness for Vladimir Putin? Council President Ivo Daalder weighs in with Jen Psaki on MSNBC.

"We need to be very clear that there will be truly serious consequences if [Putin] escalates this conflict," Council President Ivo Daalder tells Alicia Menendez.

China's actions in Cuba reflect its increased parity with the United States on the world stage, argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer.

"Though the Kremlin has long portrayed Ukraine's membership in NATO as a red line, there is no need to fear Russia's response to Kyiv's accession to the alliance," Paul Poast writes.