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Two foundations for a successful NATO summit

Ensuring a successful NATO summit requires getting the fundamentals right. Namely, NATO should...

NATO–Russia Council: What are the outcomes?

The principal outcome of the NATO–Russia Council (NRC) held on May 31, 2018 is that it actually...

Trump vs NATO: the trade war is becoming a security crisis

The future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation looks shakier now than perhaps at any time...

Winning on NATO

We noted earlier this week that one of President Trump’s less appreciated foreign-policy successes...

As Germany prepares for NATO crisis-response role, its military readiness is ‘abysmal’

Germany’s military is virtually undeployable and security experts say it is too weak to meet its...

Putin Is playing with fire and we all may get burned

When the U.S., U.K. and France launched airstrikes against Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons...

RIP the trans-Atlantic alliance, 1945-2018

The Atlantic alliance, built to contain the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II, began to...

Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe

In addition to employing a state-funded multilingual television network, operating various...

Absent at Munich: Placing cybersecurity on the main stage of geopolitics

Every year, the Munich Security Conference brings together heads of state, leaders of multinational...

Putin’s nuclear-tipped hybrid war on the West

This month marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s March 2014 annexation of Crimea, an event that...

Pentagon budget increase will lead to a 'major economic disaster,' says retired US Army officer

The budget deal that skyrockets Pentagon and domestic spending by at least $320 billion is laying...

New ‘hybrid’ plots revealed in Russian anti-Western policy

The central theme of the traditional Munich Security Conference last weekend was the current...

Moldova’s cooperation with NATO - strategic choice or political tactic?

The Moldovan Ministry of Defense is hoping to soon begin the second phase of the NATO’s Defense...

The tragic truth about America's longest war

The Taliban bombing in Kabul last Saturday that killed more than a hundred people could have...

With nuclear weapons, we’re getting too comfortable thinking the unthinkable

A dangerous disconnect is emerging between the horrific impacts of even the limited use of nuclear...

Does the UK really need to increase its defence spending?

Chief of general staff Sir Nick Carter says a bigger budget is required to keep up with Russia....

NATO next steps: Upgrade the role of finance ministers

While the member nations are preparing for the summit, the Trump administration should press its...

Serbia balances between Russia and the West

As Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, his...

Trump's new strategy: Russia is an actual threat

President Donald Trump rolled out his national security strategy, a key planning document that...

Norway’s defense minister: The path to the next NATO summit

NATO faces a deteriorating security environment that is both dynamic and complex. Threats present...

Why Nato must defend women's rights

All violence against women betrays the fundamental promise in the UN Charter of equal rights and...

NATO doesn't need a European rival

A plan to create a non-NATO military bureaucracy would only play into Vladimir Putin's hands.

Russia's winning the war for Turkish public's trust

The United States and Europe are on the verge of losing the Turkish public to Russia. Since...

America’s love affair with uniformed men is problematic

A poignant feature of American bases in Iraq were their walls of Thank You cards sent by American...

NATO’s Eastern flank and its future relationship with Russia

Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its invasion of eastern Ukraine unified the North Atlantic Treaty...

Importance Of NATO’s Incirlik airbase for Turkish-American and Israel relations

Constructed in 1955 with US assistance, the facility was NATO’s most important “southest wing”...

What is the logic behind Turkey’s S-400 deal with Russia?

Turkey, like any other country, has the right to consider its own security needs first. It is clear...

Trump gets it right

President Trump's affirmation of US engagement in Afghanistan reassured Germany and other NATO...

Why didn't sanctions stop North Korea’s missile program?

North Korea’s long-range missile program has made significant technological advances in the past...

Are America's overseas security commitments worth it?

A growing debate has called into question the international security commitments of the United...

US, NATO wait to see if Russia-Turkey defense deal goes through

Turkey’s plans to procure an advanced long-range air and missile defense system (LORAMIDS) has been...

The week Donald Trump lost the South China Sea

South China Sea, the most disputed waterway in the world. Hanoi has been looking to Washington for...

Donald Trump’s Warsaw speech a revelation

In Poland the President spoke eloquently about the strong links between the Polish people and...

Thank Putin, not Trump, for NATO’s new defense spending boost

One president is pushing NATO to get its act together on defense spending. But that president sits...

NATO can fight terrorism and help refugees

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has now formally enlisted in the fight against Islamic...

Get out of Incirlik!

According to an old saying, hope is the last thing we lose. But did anyone seriously believe that...