Commentary and Analysis

How are soaring costs affecting lives and testing political support for sanctions on Russia?

"Europeans are right to feel uneasy about the direction of US trade and foreign economic policy," warns Council President Ivo Daalder.

"Increasingly people's perceptions of the state of the economy are a function of their partisanship," says Nonresident Senior Fellow Diana Mutz.

"Could an alternative to the U.S. dollar as a 'safe haven' emerge? Perhaps, but it’s not likely in the near term," Paul Poast argues.

Why microchips are at the heart of the geopolitical contest between the US and China.

The post-industrial communities of the Midwest are shaking off their Rust Belt label to emerge as leaders in the blue and green economies.

"We need to define and enlist allies in a shared global agenda to strengthen our national economies and democracies," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow John Austin.

With President Biden's latest escalation of the China-US trade war, the world is now a far cry from the "golden age" of globalized trade, Paul Poast argues.

Bruce Jentleson takes an in-depth look at the fundamental details of sanctions and why "examining sanctions is the key to understanding international relations."

Ivo Daalder joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss OPEC's announcement of massive cuts to oil production and how it will impact US gas prices and foreign policy.