NATO

America runs on GPS. It needs a backup plan

Most Americans think GPS merely provides directions: open the map, follow the blue dot and get where you need to go. But that’s just the consumer application. The national security applications of GPS...

Trump’s US, Greenland deal changes less than it seems

Trump's new deal reaffirms broad basing access already in place. To get it, he damaged trust among America's European allies and created strains in NATO. The damage couldn't have come at a worse time.

Strengthening NATO Through Military Mobility and Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Weak Sanctions Enforcement Is Fueling China’s ‘Polar Silk Road’

To be effective, American sanctions must be enforced wherever they apply — including in the High North. Early in September, two U.S.-sanctioned vessels left China carrying the last two power...

New Greenland Agreement Adds Sites, Not Strategy. NATO and NORAD Must Now Connect the Arctic.

Greenland is warming to the idea of an increased American military presence on the enormous Island, removing a source of transatlantic friction and bolstering NATO defenses. On September 22, the United...

Put Turkey on notice: The Eastern Mediterranean’s reliable alliance deserves US teeth

The ongoing war with Iran is driving countries in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean to invest in new security alliances. This is partly driven by the drubbing Gulf Arab states have taken from...

America Must Be Able to Restore Its Space Power at War Speed

For decades, the U.S. military treated space largely as an enabler of power on Earth. Satellites helped troops communicate, guided precision weapons, and provided intelligence. Today, those systems are...

Confronting Authoritarians around the Globe

The Three Quiet Victors of the Iran War

Turkey, Pakistan, and Qatar have played their hands well since February 28, without disrupting their relations with either the United States or Iran.

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

Russia Is Practicing Attacks on Undersea Cables in the Arctic. The Consequences Could Reach Space.

Hidden underneath the frigid Arctic waters, Moscow is rehearsing attacks on allied infrastructure.  According to a September 10 Reuters report, U.S., UK, and Norwegian forces disrupted a covert...

Security Challenges in the Western Balkans

Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus

Arming the U.S. military for the new cold war

More money necessary but not sufficient

Russian Command and Control in Information Warfare and Reflexive Influence

Implications or NATO and Counter-Reflexive Control

The ICJ’s Pernicious Plan to Redefine Genocide

The Trump administration may soon have reason to dismantle another international tribunal.

Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly

Eyeing Russia and Iran, Berlin and Jerusalem Share Naval Capabilities

Amid acts of Russian sabotage throughout Europe, NATO announced Wednesday that Germany completed a test launch of an Israeli-made ballistic missile in the North Atlantic. The test followed Tuesday’s...

Why Europe Isn’t Ready for NATO 3.0

US retrenchment from Europe, even if premised on European burden-sharing, will expose the continent to Russian aggression.

Stalled in Ukraine, Putin may try to break NATO

Dwight Eisenhower is said to have counseled that if a problem can’t be solved, you should enlarge it.  Is Vladimir Putin now applying that maxim perversely? I’ll bet you a ruble the CIA...

Germany is stepping up on defense — and Washington should celebrate

The Pentagon’s review of U.S. force posture in Europe has many NATO allies asking questions about the future of America’s military footprint on the continent, even as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled...