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Patriot policy in Turkey shows NATO solidarity

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has supported the Turkish government's argument, stating that...

Can the rebels ever win in Syria?

The unrest in Syria broke out more than a year and a half ago, in March 2011. Rebel groups, now...

War by all means – How the IDF fights in 2012

Israel has taken a new tactic in the current round of violence, centered both in the air and in...

Obama, Congress should push NATO missile defense program off 'fiscal cliff'

As the automatic defense spending cuts loom, President Obama and Congress should cancel the flawed,...

Redrawing the Middle East map: Iran, Syria and the new Cold War

The increasingly painful waiting game is escalating global tension, and linking the Middle East...

Removing Brigade Combat Teams from Europe undercuts NATO allies

The U.S. simply cannot project the same degree of power with rotational forces that it does with...

NATO needs strength of robust European and U.S. economies

One thing is clear — the challenges facing the alliance are so substantial that we'll need more...

Don’t forget NATO

By creating economic interdependence and then building deep political, cultural and societal ties,...

NATO must offer Turkey military support in Syria crisis

Turkey has twice turned to NATO for support in the face of attacks from Syria. But the...

Europe risks giving up on defence

In June last year, Robert Gates, the then US defence secretary, made a speech in Brussels on...

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...