NATO

You Can’t Deter China by Ignoring Europe

The stronger and more united NATO remains, the less incentive Beijing will have to test American resolve elsewhere.

Ukraine Takes an Important — if Small — Step Toward Joining the EU

After more than four years of war, the European Union has stepped up its efforts to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with two new measures. First, Brussels announced the addition of 34...

AI Is Outpacing NATO’s Hybrid Defense Playbook

NATO just received a glimpse of how a blackout can quickly become a crisis. At a three-day exercise in Bydgoszcz, Poland, NATO tested its ability to respond to a multi-domain crisis that combined cyberattacks...

Turkey Escalates Tensions in Cyprus

Turkey’s increasingly confrontational posture in the Eastern Mediterranean was on display this week when aircraft carrying European defense ministers to Cyprus were reportedly harassed by Turkish fighter...

On U.S. Military Aid Phase-Out for Israel, Go Smartly — Not Quickly

The United States and Israel announced on June 5 the launch of formal negotiations to replace the existing U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding (MOU), which provides the framework for the annual provision...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘Decapitation Strike’ on Turkey’s Opposition Party

Now seeking a fourth term in office, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is moving quickly to disarm the Republican People’s Party (CHP).

Post-Assad Syria Is Mending Fences With Russia

The new Syrian leadership has signaled openness to the West and has even demonstrated cooperation with Ukraine — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in April....

Netanyahu pushes for US military aid drawdown

Amid unresolved conflicts with Iran and Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to promote a plan to move his country away from American military aid. Speaking to 60 Minutes on...

Turkey’s Missile Ambitions Should Alarm Europe and the United States

For years, European officials viewed Turkey’s growing defense industry as an important asset. Turkish drones proved effective in conflicts from Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine. Ankara...

Can the NPT Survive Amid Global Disorder? 

The 2026 NPT Review Conference is unfolding against a backdrop of geopolitical upheaval. Absent strong U.S. leadership inside and outside the conference, even modest success appears remote.

Canceled Poland Deployment Further Weakens American Deterrence in Europe

In a move that will likely send shockwaves across Europe, the Pentagon reportedly halted the scheduled deployment of a roughly 4,000-strong U.S. Army armored brigade to Poland on Wednesday. The news...

Chinese Virtual Espionage Operation Targeted Congressional Staffer

Would you discuss U.S. policy insights or trade issues for $10,000? A staffer with the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) received such an offer via email and reported...

This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies

The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...

An Anniversary That Should Serve as Warning for Russia’s Allies

May 14 occupies a symbolic place in Russia’s military imagination. It marks the anniversary of the creation of the Warsaw Pact in 1955 and, nearly half a century later, the founding of the Collective...

Turkey’s Maritime Strategy Heightens the Risk of a New Eastern Mediterranean Crisis

Ankara’s New Legislative Initiative May Appear Technical or Bureaucratic, but It Represents a Calculated Escalation by Erdoğan

The Axis of Aggressors and Unraveling World Order

A NATO ally’s information war: Unmasking Turkey’s global media strategy

A recent investigation into the social media account “Clash Report” illustrates the need for greater alertness among policymakers in Washington and across Europe. While the account appears to...

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

China’s beachhead in the Balkans

Serbia is playing a dangerous game with the West. While the European Union and the United States are pursuing a partnership with and EU membership for Serbia, Serbia is cultivating a rapidly...

Preserving Israel’s military edge: Strategic steps for the Defense Ministry

Shifting regional alliances, major arms deals, and rising threats are putting unprecedented pressure on Israel’s qualitative military edge, and demanding a new strategy to preserve it.