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What lies behind the emerging idea of ‘national security with Chinese characteristics’

Xi Jinping is trying to do the impossible – modernise China’s armed forces without spending the...

Is NATO still relevant? Trump’s not the only one asking

Slamming NATO as “obsolete,” Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump pulls all American troops out of...

Don’t let Vladimir Putin destroy NATO

Vladimir Putin has been remarkably candid about his strategic goal: to roll back the historic...

Does Turkey still belong in NATO?

Turkey is one of the oldest and most strategically located members of NATO. But when its president,...

Japan has duty to help keep the peace in Asia

Consciously or not, Japan has entered a new foreign-policy era forced on it by a shifting global...

Trump makes one good point on NATO

Controversial presidential candidate Donald Trump gave an interview to the Washington Post on...

Is NATO doing enough in Europe?

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy...

The Brussels bombings highlight just how wrong Trump is about NATO

The key question posed by Trump was, “Why are we always the one that’s leading, potentially the...

NATO must reopen the nuclear dossier

Months before NATO's Warsaw summit in July, there is hesitance to tackle the issue of nuclear...

Trump and Sanders = NATO's perfect storm

United States presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders may differ on many things,...

Dialogue matters: Russia–NATO relations

There has been much talk about the value, or lack thereof, of dialogue with Russia. But with...

Alliance at risk: strengthening European defense in an age of turbulence and competition

Despite Russian aggression in Ukraine and growing threats along NATO’s southern flank, many...

The bombs are no longer about ISIS

Jamie Seidel, News.com.au (Australia) Russia has changed the game in the Middle East. It’s...

Europeans should spend more for their defense

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg proudly announced that, “after many years of substantial...

How to shore up NATO for the long haul

The Obama administration’s proposal to increase deployment of heavy weapons, armored vehicles and...

Bombs alone won’t beat the Islamic State in Libya

Mattia Toaldo, Foreign Policy (USA) In January, the Pentagon’s Africa Command defined Libya...

Outcomes and recommendations from the Conference NATO2020: Challenges Ahead of Warsaw Summit

The 4th NATO2020: Challenges Ahead of Warsaw Summit conference took place on November 11-12, 2015...

Why NATO expected to lose most of Europe to Russia

A recent RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold...

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...