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NATO Without America March 28, 2025

During its 76-year history, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has faced its share of crises, but none have been as grave as what it confronts today. ...

NATO

Trump Should Turn NATO Over to Europe March 27, 2025

Don’t insult the Europeans. Work with them to shift the military burden. ...

NATO

Trump’s Strategy Could End NATO as We Know It March 27, 2025

Since the ill-fated Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, the headlines have been dominated by pronouncements about the end of NATO, the United States’ alleged decision to give up the post of SACEUR and European efforts underway ...

Russia

America Should Keep the NATO Command Chair March 27, 2025

President Donald Trump wants a lasting peace in Europe after Russia’s war against Ukraine....

NATO

Poland is a Model U.S. Ally – Let’s Act Like It March 25, 2025

Earlier this month, Elon Musk inserted himself into another political debate about Russia’s war on Ukraine. In his comments, he noted his Starlink system as the “backbone” of the Ukrainian army, asserting that, “their entire frontline would collapse”...

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Why Europe Can’t Defend Itself March 24, 2025

Imagine a world in which western Europe was actually able to stick it to Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump simultaneously. ...

Europe

NATO

East-West Divide Over Plan To Replace U.S. in NATO March 24, 2025

Poland, Romania and Baltic States prefer to remain under US security umbrella regardless of what happens to NATO ...

NATO

The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same March 24, 2025

Once upon a time, the United States saw the contest between democracy and authoritarianism as a singularly defining issue. It was this outlook, forged in the crucible of World War II, that created such strong transatlantic bonds. For many decades, th...

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Western Leaders Should Think Twice Before Removing Foreign Dictators March 22, 2025

Libya. Iraq. Syria. All were countries that suffered under the decades-long reign of brutal dictators. All have been swept up into anarchic spells of violence and terror after the West moved to overthrow those dictators. With last weekend’s news of t...

NATO to Ask Europe and Canada for 30% Boost in Military Capacity March 21, 2025

Americas

Russia and Iran Manage Diverging Interests in South Caucasus March 20, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the wide-ranging Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on January 17 to boost bilateral relations for further progress in areas including opposition to NATO expan...

Russia

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Ukraine’s Moment of Truth: Accept Terms or Face Collapse? March 20, 2025

As May 9, 2025—the historic Russian Victory Day—approaches, the Ukraine-Russia conflict faces a critical juncture. Ukraine’s recent Kursk offensive failed to shift Russian strategy, resulting in severe setbacks for Ukrainian forces. With American aid...

Ukraine

A New Western Alliance Is Already Taking Shape March 20, 2025

Britain, France and Germany are closing ranks to bolster Nato as the unreliable US president marches to his own drum...

Western Europe

To Reform NATO, Reset With Romania March 18, 2025

Romania’s shocking election cancellation is an opportunity to push for greater European strategic autonomy. ...

Romania

America’s Retreat Leaves a Leadership Void March 14, 2025

A shouting match with the Ukrainian president on live TV; tariffs hammering allies; talk of annexing Canada; NATO, once a pillar of stability, now caught in a storm of doubt; the U.S. standing with Belarus and North Korea in refusing to condemn Mosco...

United States

Why Iceland Matters for European Security March 14, 2025

Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast. As Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint...

Erdogan Tries to Leverage Turkey’s NATO Muscle as U.S. Retreats March 13, 2025

Why Trump’s Ukraine Policy Actually Strengthens NATO March 13, 2025

President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is doing the opposite of what many think – it is strengthening NATO and investing America in Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. But it is doing so in a way that is realistic and is intended actua...

Western Elites Struggle With a Loss of Legitimacy and Purpose March 12, 2025

On 24 February, the United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning its war of aggression against Ukraine. It was a significant moment. The US had effectively broken with its long-standing transatlantic and NAT...

Russia

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Trump’s Shock Therapy Is Working On Europe March 12, 2025

On March 6, during one of his impromptu news conferences in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was asked whether he was considering any changes to U.S. policy on NATO, the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance that has kept the peace in Europe for mor...

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NATO

How NATO Without U.S. Stacks Up Against Russia March 11, 2025

Russia

America’s and Ukraine’s Interests Don’t Align March 11, 2025

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s blowup in the Oval Office was the end of what should have been an obvious chain of events. The press has reported for the past two months on what increasingly dire relations between ...

NATO Arms Imports Doubled in Past Five Years With 60% From U.S. March 10, 2025

Russia

How China Could ‘Win’ the War in Ukraine March 10, 2025

A fracturing of the United States-NATO alliance and a Russia-favorable resolution of the war in Ukraine would represent a significant strategic victory for Xi Jinping, the apotheosis of an alliance sealed by Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at...

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The Transatlantic Alliance’s Uncertain Future March 10, 2025

In December, when the German government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the confidence of the Bundestag, it sparked a general election. It also provoked the fear of a deepening international crisis on top of the domestic one. ...

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