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As U.N. falters, Syria's conflict threatens regional stability

Yet Washington and its NATO allies could now be forced to place a significant number of troops on...

The right way for Turkey to intervene in Syria

[The current situation] leaves Turkey with the status quo - retaliating to Syrian artillery fire by...

The Syrian crisis: Why the international community cannot afford to ‘watch’

It is obvious now that Syrian efforts to keep the conflict away from the Turkish border are beyond...

NATO’s treaty obligations to Turkey: theory and practice

With the violence in Syria spilling into Turkey; Turkey as a NATO member has the right to call on...

How different would a Romney foreign policy be?

How different would Romney's foreign policy likely be from Obama's? Probably not much. Here are...

A dangerous new world of drones

As drone technology becomes more widely accessible, it is only a matter of time before...

Why does NATO need bases in Afghanistan?

Moscow intends to find out the future of NATO military contingents in Afghanistan after 2014. The...

Facing an inconvenient truth

NATO leaders proclaimed themselves satisfied that the ends in Libya had been met, a brutal dictator...

NATO steps on to the global stage

What should an alliance do when its leading member and dominant pillar decides to shift its focus...

How NATO expansion makes America less safe

The [2008 Georgia] war offers a dramatic reminder why NATO expansion is bad for America. At the...

Shootings by Afghan forces take growing toll on NATO troops

According to media accounts of such incidents, many of the "green-on-blue" attacks appear to have...

Putin’s clever plan to keep NATO in Afghanistan

Putin may detest NATO and distrust the U.S. such that it colors his judgment -- for example on...

NATO supply deal, finally

In a display of exquisite timing, Pakistan and the US signed the long delayed agreement on the...

Afghanistan war: When 'friends' attack, who can you trust?

In Afghanistan, our soldiers are being attacked by the men they're training to take over for them....

Syria crisis: A collision course for intervention

The Syrian crisis took a decisive new turn on 25 July. President Bashar al-Assad’s own future is...

Pooling and sharing in the EU and NATO

At NATO Summit and EU Councils alike states praise pooling and sharing (P&S) as a kind of...

Our affair with NATO based on insecurity

One obvious reason is that Australian political leaders welcome yet another opportunity to be seen...

NATO is wise to keep cool on Syria and Turkey

There is very little that can be done effectively. There has been some incredulity expressed that...

Ukraine-NATO: what next after the non-aligned status?

Although the current Ukrainian leadership has taken Ukraine's NATO membership off the agenda, it is...

Why the UN suspended ineffective observer mission in Syria

[The] decision to suspend the 300-member unarmed observer mission makes good sense. Observers have...

NATO’s lost lessons from Libya

The action in Libya was launched for principled ends, succeeded in protecting Libyans from Moammar...

The Intervention Dilemma

When we cannot be sure how to improve the world, prudence becomes an important virtue (...)....

Cyberpower and international security

Cyberspace can be a powerful force for good. But it has a significant dark side also. For one thing...

You say defense, we see threat

It is of critical importance for us to have clear, legally binding guarantees that the...

NATO no-show in bloodied Syria: Kent

NATO force [in the case of Libya] combined with political pressure eventually enabled opponents of...

NATO’s risky Afghan endgame

The Lisbon summit witnessed much talk about the importance of a comprehensive approach that linked...

Ukraine’s benefits from taking part in NATO summit

The Chicago Summit was by far the worst for Ukraine in the whole history of partner relations with...

Looming end of Afghan mission leaves NATO with identity crisis

NATO put on a brave face at its Chicago summit but the reality is that the alliance has been...

Anchoring NATO with leadership

Chicago will test whether all 28 allies can agree to strengthen NATO. And NATO's fate will...

Russia and NATO: Rethinking the reset

The irony in all this is that Russia should be far more worried about China in the east and...

Hollande signals return of France as complicated ally for West

Hollande, who made Nicolas Sarkozy a one-term president yesterday, has promised to speed France’s...

The economic impact of the NATO summit

The recently released estimate by Chicago's host committee on the economic impact of the NATO...

National sovereignty: NATO and the EU's fatal weakness

Much and perhaps most of NATO and the EU's current travails can be traced to the same basic flaw:...

NATO arms sales to Russia: A need for clear thinking

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be confronting critical questions about its...

Gloomy forecast for Afghanistan's future

The Taliban intends to destabilize the security situation in the country, shake the confidence of...

Little action on common E.U. defense

For many months, the European Union has been discussing how to combine and share defense resources...