NATO

Leaning forward—from the foreign ministry.

The alliance is one of the best bargains in geopolitics.

A three-way agreement signed in Madrid paves the way for alliance expansion—at a cost.

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

Being disruptive in the alliance is a good political strategy for Turkey’s leader.

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

With NATO expanding its focus to China, new battle lines are being drawn.

Lithuania’s muscular move to enforce EU sanctions by blocking Russian rail cargo could risk escalating the Russia-NATO conflict.

The ratings are out: And Biden falls alongside Putin.

Pro-Russian nationalists are close to taking power in Sofia. Washington can weaken them by offering recognition of North Macedonia’s nationhood.

He is the one unsavory character the West urgently needs better relations with.

Russia’s war has opened up a vast strategic chasm within the European Union.

Berlin—along with Paris—may yet help Moscow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Kyiv remains frustrated with Western arms deliveries, despite a surge of support.

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.

Focusing on military budgets alone hurts the alliance’s relevance.

But Russia’s early military failures in Ukraine don’t make it any less dangerous, military analysts warn.

With the bloc’s unity over Ukraine showing cracks, NATO needs an overhaul.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks to FP about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the future of NATO, and more.