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How the U.S. can get Russia and Turkey to talk

With the Iran nuclear deal now in force, the United States has a clearer mind and more energy to...

Geopolitics of cyber defense and NATO’s Incirlik Airbase

The fate of NATO’s superiority in the on Eurasian space will be determined by the success or...

It’s time to tell the truth about the long war against terrorism

Despite Obama’s pledge to destroy the Islamic State, it’s highly arguable whether the United States...

That other war in the Middle East — the Russia-Turkey standoff

Turkey is supposedly a key block in the anti-ISIS coalition, so evidence of such dealings would be...

Four types of Russian propaganda

Russia’s propaganda operation is now so vast that it is diversifying. Its institutional channels...

Downing of Russian jet hardly a surprise

Turkish authorities claim that the Su-24 fighter bomber ignored repeated warnings over the course...

NATO survived Cold War, but downed Russian jet provides biggest threat

The cool, calm, clear thinking that kept the NATO alliance intact as it weathered the Cold War with...

France needs help in Syrian crisis

Hollande's mission in Moscow will not be made easier by the incident. His attempt to create a sort...

NATO confronts Russian base on Turkey's border

When Turkey shot down a Russian jet Tuesday, NATO was facing its worst fear: a direct confrontation...

If Turkey And Russia continue fighting, it may threaten NATO's existence

We all knew it would happen, whether off the coast of Alaska, over the Baltic Sea, or in the Middle...

Velvyslanec při NATO Šedivý: Rusko nevstoupí do žádné koalice, která by ho mohla jakkoliv omezovat

Severoatlantická aliance by se podle českého velvyslance při NATO Jiřího Šedivého mohla zapojit do...

NATO, Russia, China and the UN should join to fight ISIS

We need to end the divisions among those in Syria who oppose ISIS. That may involve giving a...

Iran's Russian missiles 'intensify arms race'

The announcement made this Monday that a long-discussed and highly controversial deal between...

Obama crosses own red line with Syria policy

Even when U.S. President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to...

Der russische Militäreinsatz in Syrien

Die Stationierung und der Einsatz von russischen Luftstreitkräften in Syrien könnten zum Wendepunkt...

Wechsel in Kanada

Nach dem Wechsel im Amt des kanadischen Ministerpräsidenten wird es auch ein Wechsel der Politik...

Sweden’s evolving relationship with NATO and its consequences for the Baltic Sea region

What would happen if Sweden joined NATO? It goes without saying that Swedish membership would...

NATO reaches fork in road

After 14 years of fighting against Al Qaida, the Taliban and now ISIL, while increasingly focusing...

Libya’s lesson for bombing Syria

More than a year after the U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve began air strikes against the...

Canada's patched-up military: Too few dollars, too many missions

The national conversation is missing because politicians know defence is rarely a big vote getter,...

Why can't NATO and the EU just get along?

For anybody who spends time in Brussels, one of the more baffling mysteries in the self-styled...

In search of new answers for NATO

Next year’s NATO summit in Warsaw requires new answers to familiar questions. As in the Cold War,...

NATO’s endless Caucasian courtship

To fanfare, NATO inaugurated a new Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) near Tbilisi, the...

We need to talk about NATO

The election of Jeremy Corbyn to lead the Labour Party has not so much unlocked the door to popular...

For members only the consequences of the Caspian Summit’s foreign military ban

Last September brought with it major changes to the hotly contested Caspian Sea region. These...

Nato’s war games reduce global tensions, not escalate them

In response to your article “Russia and Nato war games ‘raise risk of the real thing’” (12 August),...

Poland: The Lynchpin of Security on NATO’s Front Lines

While Moscow’s aggressive actions have changed the way many in NATO view the threat posed by...

Nato underwrites the stability of the EU. Corbyn's plan to pull the UK out of it would be disastrous

Reason is slipping from the left. Not on economics; it is perfectly sensible for Jeremy Corbyn’s...

US plays politics with Patriot missile removal

It looks as though the departure of Patriot missiles from Turkey will be at least as controversial...

Beware the nuclear experts

Nuclear deterrence is risky business to be sure, but Murdock and Karako’s recommendations suffer...

Germany’s ‘speak no evil’ Russia policy

Mrs. Merkel’s aide’s careful avoidance of the Russian issue came a few days after Spiegel magazine...

To keep Putin out, the Baltics need more NATO boots on the ground

A pessimistic view is present in the Baltic capitals that Russia, rather than being cautioned by...

Who’s afraid of NATO enlargement?

NATO members have to deal with two competing considerations about future enlargement. One is the...

What Greece's debt crisis means for Russia and NATO stand-off in Europe

As the cash in Athens begins to run out following the rejection of European Union-led austerity...

A slap in the face for East Europeans and Americans

It's honest. It reflects the mood. And it is a pathetic display. According to a new Pew Research...

Will France unseat UK as most capable US ally in EU?

US policymakers are worried about the UK. The US' closest and most capable ally is facing defence...