
Canada Bulks Up Diplomatic Footprint in Europe in Wake of Ukraine War
Leaning forward—from the foreign ministry.

Why Americans Still Need NATO
The alliance is one of the best bargains in geopolitics.

Turkey Lifts Objections to Swedish, Finnish NATO Membership
A three-way agreement signed in Madrid paves the way for alliance expansion—at a cost.

Ukraine Is the Korean War Redux
Russia’s invasion heralds the transition to a new global order—but it will be less stable than the Cold War.

What Erdogan Gets by Being a Spoiler in NATO
Being disruptive in the alliance is a good political strategy for Turkey’s leader.

What Turkey Wants
Erdogan could force Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO bids to the wire—and perhaps beyond.

We Are Now in a Global Cold War
With NATO expanding its focus to China, new battle lines are being drawn.

Will the Kaliningrad Crisis Lead to War?
Lithuania’s muscular move to enforce EU sanctions by blocking Russian rail cargo could risk escalating the Russia-NATO conflict.

Poland Has Had It With Russia
The ratings are out: And Biden falls alongside Putin.

How Biden Can Thwart Putin Loyalists in Bulgaria
Pro-Russian nationalists are close to taking power in Sofia. Washington can weaken them by offering recognition of North Macedonia’s nationhood.

Why the West Should Make Peace With Erdogan Now
He is the one unsavory character the West urgently needs better relations with.

The EU’s Balance of Power Is Shifting East
Russia’s war has opened up a vast strategic chasm within the European Union.

Germany’s New Resolve on Russia Is Already Flagging
Berlin—along with Paris—may yet help Moscow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Ukraine Still Wants Heavy Metal
Kyiv remains frustrated with Western arms deliveries, despite a surge of support.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Russia Might Not Lose
Gabrielius Landsbergis weighs in on why Russia needs to be defeated, why Eastern European states were and are nervous, and why the West needs to step up.

2 Percent Defense Spending Is a Bad Target for NATO
Focusing on military budgets alone hurts the alliance’s relevance.

NATO Allies Are Rethinking Russia’s Supposed Military Prowess
But Russia’s early military failures in Ukraine don’t make it any less dangerous, military analysts warn.

NATO Is Out of Shape and Out of Date
With the bloc’s unity over Ukraine showing cracks, NATO needs an overhaul.

Former NATO Chief: We ‘Overestimated’ Russia’s Military
Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to FP about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the future of NATO, and more.