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In the event of a conflict, Nato would face Russian forces re-equipped and re-trained by the Syrian conflict

Russia’s exercises involving huge numbers of its troops have been accompanied by intensive practice...

NATO needs to spell out its intentions more clearly

NATO is moving forward with its plans to set up multinational battalions in Poland and each of the...

Budgetary fight in Moscow sends US-Russian relations into deep crisis

The price of oil remains depressed at under $50 per barrel. The contracted Russian economy is still...

Did a top secret threat assessment prompt Sweden to deploy troops to the Baltic island of Gotland?

In a move that surprised casual observers, the Swedish Armed Forces announced on 14 September a...

How Russia made NATO a party to the Ukraine conflict

One of Russia’s greatest successes in its information war over Ukraine has been its ability to...

Some E.U. countries got rid of the draft years ago. Now, they’re thinking about bringing it back.

Military conscription has regularly emerged as an issue of public debate in the United States, but...

A partnership between Russia and the West? Here's why it's not happening

In a recent interview for Defense News TV, Russia defense analyst Ruslan Pukhov of Moscow offered...

Turkey’s Shanghai complex

It is barely a year since Turkish authorities came to understand that it would not be possible for...

NATO can do more to destroy Islamic State — if we ask

As Islamic State shifts its strategy, the U.S. and its allies should as well. The time has come for...

NATO and Russia: Why transparency is essential

In close to forty years working on relations between Russia and the West – including as U.S....

Social media as a tool of hybrid warfare

Recently we have witnessed how both states and non-state actors use hybrid approaches to pursue...

Ireland takes a free ride on the back of Nato as it protects us

Dan O'Brien, Irish Independent (Ireland) Because Ireland is located in what is probably the...

The desire to please dictators: why Trump’s Crimea gaffe matters

[There] was a comment [Trump] made about Crimea, the Ukrainian region on the Black Sea that was...

What's NATO for, anyway?

Donald Trump shocked foreign-policy professionals and observers when he remarked to The New York...

NATO and Russia: the road ahead

Did the Warsaw Summit represent a significant new development – as is argued both by NATO lobbyists...

Souhrn komentářů: NATO a Turecko po pokusu o převrat

Přinášíme výběr z komentářů a analýz zahraničních médií, které se zabývají vztahy NATO a Turecka po...

Beyond the NATO summit

NATO’s summit in Warsaw last week was critical in terms of establishing guidelines for the alliance...

Keeping NATO relevant and united

Despite all the unsettling news coming out of Europe, not least Britain’s divorce from the common...

NATO unity: First aid for Europe's post-Brexit blues

Still reeling from Brexit's cold slap, Europe sought salve in the form of NATO's summit in Warsaw...

Souhrn komentářů: po summitu NATO ve Varšavě

Přinášíme výběr z komentářů a analýz zahraničních médií, které hodnotí uplynulý summit...

Why Brexit won't necessarily hurt NATO

Concerns that the “Brexit” vote could weaken NATO are overblown. There will likely be a wide range...

Souhrn komentářů: před summitem NATO ve Varšavě

Přinášíme výběr z komentářů a analýz zahraničních i českých médií, které se zabývají nadcházejícím...

The antidote to Brexit: A strong NATO

If the European Union is weakening or even in danger of crumbling, to the delight of Vladi­mir...

Is NATO ready to cross the Rubicon on cyber defence?

In April 2016 Robert Work, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, declared “[w]e are dropping...

NATO’s hollowing values agenda

When NATO leaders convene for the Warsaw summit this July, their agenda will be dominated by...

Rethinking strategy: NATO and the Warsaw Summit

In crafting a response to the changing strategic environment in which the West finds itself, the...

Turkey, the West’s ‘bothersome ally’

Turkey is featuring prominently in the European media these days. Most of the coverage deals with...

Germany stays all quiet on the Russian front

As symbolism or strategy, Germany’s decision to increase the size of its armed forces by 7,000...

Russian “countermeasures” to NATO are coming

Categorizing its military programs as countermeasures to Western military deployments has a long...

What’s Trump’s position on NATO?

Hillary Clinton went too far when she claimed that Donald Trump said “we should pull out of NATO.”...

Why Bosnia needs to join NATO ASAP

Bringing Bosnia closer to full NATO membership would be extending the zone of stability to a...

NATO–Russia relations: deterrence, hybrid war, and the future of European order

In the run-up to NATO’s Warsaw summit in July, this free-access collection draws together 12 essays...

The 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit: Poland’s hopes, or wishful thinking

When during the 2014 Newport Summit NATO’s decision-makers pointed at Warsaw as a destination for...

In a world of instability, NATO is a linchpin for peace

When I became Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and commander of the U.S. European Command...

Internet Trolling as a hybrid warfare tool: the case of Latvia

Social media has been used increasingly to support military actions. Recent conflicts have...

Confessions of a NATO speechwriter

Speechwriting at NATO is a self-defeating, creatively stifling exercise -- one that threatens the...