NATO

Disastrous and erratic policies demand a stronger response.

The alliance has been so focused on Moscow that it has missed Beijing’s growing clout across Europe.

Putin is replicating his success in Syria in a new theater of conflict—and part of his plan is to hurt American interests once again.

Geopolitical ignorance is no longer funny when it impacts U.S. national security.

Racism in international relations, the state of the German armed forces, and Hindu nationalism is creeping into Nepal.

Trump’s calls to withdraw U.S. troops from the country are impulsive, but Germany isn’t blameless.

Trump’s withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty hurts the United States most.

Bases in Europe have always aided American hegemony more than local defense.

A year after Zelensky’s election, mixed messaging on the country’s relationships with Russia and Europe is raising eyebrows internationally.

North Macedonia just became NATO’s newest and weakest member. That makes it a ripe target for interference.

Stoltenberg says state-backed disinformation campaigns are making the health crisis worse.

The coronavirus crisis is exposing the West’s weaknesses—and adversaries of the U.S. and EU are paying close attention so they can exploit vulnerabilities in a future conflict.

Sharing the burden of keeping down the Islamic State makes sense. But U.S. and NATO leaders should be coldly realistic about what European allies can do—and avoid their mistakes in Afghanistan.

The U.S.-Taliban truce raises some hope—but not while the Afghan government remains a stranger to the talks.

Several important events occurred this year, but few did anything to significantly alter global trends.

The French president is intentionally trying to change NATO and the EU—and the sooner the rest of Europe realizes it’s for their own good, the better.

The Denmark incident reveals how skittish the U.S. State Department has become when engaging with experts who have criticized the president’s policies.

After this week’s summit, members must keep turmoil in the political side of the alliance from undermining its military purpose.

The president is correct to call the bluff of rich allies who free-ride on U.S. military might.