Commentary and Analysis

Can Peru’s democracy satisfy protester demands, or will it head into political chaos?

Western countries should use national and international tools to hinder Wagner’s growing global abuse, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

Matt Abbott argues why local and state diplomacy is critical "to ensure long-term success for cities and states that engage with international entities."

There are growing efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to diminish economic disparities between thriving global city regions and struggling communities in industrial heartlands.

"We have to deal with China and the way to deal with it is to engage with it," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer in the Wire China.

A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.

"While Russia can’t win, it won’t lose. Instead, it will hold out until Ukraine is willing to bargain," Paul Poast writes.

Steve Erlanger, Kim Ghattas, and James Harding join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Amid the attack on democracy in Brazil, what lies ahead?