Enough is enough: NATO must suspend cooperation with Turkey
Under the brutally authoritarian rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, its diehard Islamist president, it has stood out as the alliance’s greatest liability.
North Atlantic Treaty
Maybe nobody lost Turkey, NATO should stop pretending nothing is wrong
Understanding Turkey’s relationship with its Western allies is challenging, at times, non-sensical. Scholars debate between whether the West actually ‘lost’ Turkey, or whether Ankara actually chose...
Op-eds
NATO Isn’t Defending Guam, But Others Are
NATO provisions don’t include security guarantees for American Pacific Territories. But other U.S. treaty allies do—which is why this week’s meetings in D.C. are so important
Op-eds
U.S. Senate votes 95-1 to add Finland and Sweden to NATO alliance
The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday to add Finland and Sweden to the NATO alliance. The overwhelming vote is a major rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a resounding expression of American...
Policy Briefs
Finland and Sweden in NATO are strategic assets, not liabilities
In the two weeks since ambassadors from all NATO member states signed the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, approximately half of the member countries have now ratified the...
Op-eds
Afghanistan Shows Why the U.S. Still Needs NATO
Our allies responded after 9/11, and many stayed with us throughout our two-decade mission.
Op-eds
Worth Preserving: US Military Posture in Germany
Any adjustments to U.S. force posture in Europe should focus first and foremost on sustaining or strengthening readiness.
Op-eds
Six Reasons Why NATO’s London Declaration Matters
Vladimir Putin wishes he had an alliance like NATO. The alliance provides a remarkably resilient framework in which nations and leaders who share common values can pursue collective security interests yet...
Op-eds
Analysis: Will France Invoke NATO’s Article 5 to Declare War on Islamic State?
To confront comprehensively the Islamic State terrorist attacks on French soil, there have been calls for France’s President François Hollande to invoke Article 5 of the NATO Treaty,...
Op-eds
‘The Time for Action has Come’
Yes, the United States should intervene in Syria. Wi...