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Security and defense will have to rest more on Europe — and less on the US
After decades of underinvestment and spending cuts to NATO, there remains much more to be done. But virtually all members now understand the urgency of the task at hand.
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Listen to the US or brace for escalation — the choice is Israel’s to make
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US and Germany — a reversal of fortunes
The only question is whether Berlin will step up, leading others in Europe and beyond to begin filling the void a retreating America threatens to leave behind.
What another Trump presidency would mean for NATO
Whether a reelected Trump would actually withdraw from the alliance as many fear is beside the point.
Biden’s foreign policy headache in 2024
Developments abroad in the first weeks of the new year may pose a significant challenge to the US president’s electoral prospects.
Stalemate best describes the state of war in Ukraine
By providing Kyiv with tangible security guarantees, Moscow would be made to understand it will never determine Ukraine’s future.
Anger and grief aren’t a sound basis for effective strategy for Israel
Biden and his senior national security aides have been urging restraint in daily, sometimes hourly, phone calls with their Israeli counterparts.
Biden’s Middle East challenge
It’s time for a fundamental course correction — before an even greater disaster hits.
Despite Washington chaos, Americans still want to support Ukraine
The American public is under no illusions as to how long the war is likely to last.
Deepening the new US-Japan-Korea trilateral partnership
The hope in Seoul and Tokyo is that even if America decides to reelect Donald Trump, their relationship with Washington will now be strong and resilient enough to survive.
For Moscow, that NATO summit must have been highly alarming
Putin’s decision to invade has made Ukraine’s membership of NATO inevitable — another example of his colossal strategic error.
How to ensure a strong, independent Ukraine
How can tangible and binding security guarantees, like NATO’s Article 5, be extended to a country with contested borders and at war with its neighbor?
We have reached the point of maximum Russian danger
In the event of any deliberate nuclear incident, the US and key NATO allies need to be ready to intervene directly and bring the war to a swift and complete conclusion.
Beware China’s salami tactics in Taiwan
Beijing’s strategy poses a challenge that’s quite different from an outright invasion— Taiwan’s slow, steady strangulation is the real threat.
The conflict cannot end until Ukraine is part of the West
The question is not whether Ukraine should become a part of the Euro-Atlantic institutions, but when and how.
Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation
The right European policy is to not chart a middle course.
The age of impunity
A more just world is one where accountability triumphs. And by shining a light on the crimes Putin has unleashed on Ukraine, we are one step closer to that world.
Consequences of Putin’s war go beyond its implications for Russia
While the war itself has proven disastrous for Moscow, the geopolitical outcome for Russia is, if anything, even worse.
Nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula are accelerating dramatically
As the global security environment becomes more challenging, the need to adapt alliances increases as well.
The stark US-German differences on China
The transatlantic partners split on the nature of the country under Xi, and the extent of economic partnership with Beijing.
Europe’s US anxiety
The Continent is right to feel uneasy about the direction of American trade and foreign economic policy.
Germany struggles to adjust to a new era
The coalition government has taken some important steps to address the current crisis, but has so far failed to set a new, more sustainable course.
Putin’s NATO bungle
Russia’s actions have unwittingly cemented American support for both Europe and the Alliance, bolstering transatlantic solidarity.
Turkey: Difficult to live with, nearly impossible to live without
Erdoğan may make for a very complicated ally, but the country’s strategic importance to the Alliance is clear.
In Madrid, NATO must focus on the long term
The alliance won’t be whole until it includes all those in Europe who stand for freedom and democracy.
The deteriorating nuclear order
We’re returning to a time when nuclear threats were the norm — and the world flirted with Armageddon.