Policy

On National Security Cred Tour, Jeb Shakes Fist at Putin

Bush is taking a different tack on his presidential rite of passage in Europe than his GOP rivals: he’s talking.

Threats

Europe Requires More than Symbolic Defense

A recent 1,200-mile U.S. Army convoy across European roads was a stirring sight, but it won’t be enough to deter Russian aggression.

Threats

Russia Scales Back Long-Range Aircraft Patrols, NATO General Says

After beefing up long-range aviation patrols last year, Russia has been flying near the borders of NATO countries less frequently, Gen. Philip Breedlove says.

Threats

How Norway Lost Control of Its $500 Million Arctic Sub Base to the Russians

The Cold War-era facility now hosts Russian vessels linked to energy giant, Gazprom.

Ideas

Anti-Access/Area Denial Isn’t Just for Asia Anymore

It’s time for the U.S. to prepare for A2/AD in Europe.

Ideas

Meet Europe’s Rising Defense Stars

Below the radar, a new generation of female European leaders is offering bold ideas on defense and taking political risks.

Policy

Is There a Future for Russia Without Vladimir Putin?

Even if the president reappears, his absence reveals the chilling degree to which he has consolidated power in the country.

Policy

Azerbaijan Is Behaving Like a Mini Russia

Azerbaijan's geography and natural resources make it a convenient US and EU ally. But the mercurial behavior of this pint-sized petrostate is creating some geopolitical problems.

Threats

Baltic States Adopting Tougher Security in Response to Russia

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are introducing new security measures, including conscription, to help defend against possible threats from Moscow.

Policy

Germany Can Stop 'Assuming the Worst' About NSA Spying, Obama Says

The president defended the NSA's intelligence gathering methods even as he expressed impatience with U.S. allies' skepticism of his administration's concern for the civil liberties of foreigners.

Threats

What the Flournoy and Friends' Plan To Arm Ukraine's Army Fails To Take Into Account

Do Flournoy, Daalder, Stavridis, Chuck Wald and friends really believe this will change the game -- or Putin's mind?

Threats

Here's Where Europe Has Made Big Changes in Cyber Security

The more than two dozen nations that make up the European Union are making surprising new progress in the cyber domain.

Threats

France Publishes 'How To Spot a Jihadist' Citizen's Guide

The French government releases new anti-jihadist literature Wednesday as part of a broader counterterrorism response to the Paris attacks.

Science & Tech

US, Britain Mull Cross-Border Cyber Defense

The two countries will consider responses to situations where one attack involves multiple countries inadvertently hosting malicious hacking. By Aliya Sternstein

Threats

Anti-Terrorism Raid in Belgium Kills Two Suspected Jihadists

Two suspected jihadists killed by Belgian police in the city of Verviers were part of a group that was allegedly planning to commit a large terror attack. By Dashiell Bennett

Threats

Russia Is About To Absorb Part of Another Country

Ten months after annexing Crimea and igniting a standoff with the west, Russia will take control of neighboring Georgia's South Ossetia region. By Steve LeVine

Ideas

Could the Paris Attack Change Europe's Approach to Radical Islam?

Jihadists constitute a tiny minority within the European Muslim population, but their ideas are by no means marginal. By David Frum

Threats

A Dramatic End to the French Hostage Standoff

As French police surrounded the Paris gunmen, where the two have at least one hostage, another related hostage crisis is unfolding in a Paris supermarket. By Adam Chandler and Dashiell Bennett

Business

Pentagon To Close, Consolidate Bases in Europe, Base F-35 in England

The Defense Department will close or shrink its presence at dozens of military facilities across Europe in hopes of saving $500 million per year. By Marcus Weisgerber

Threats

Manhunt Underway for Paris Attackers

Despite the surrender of a possible accomplice, the two main suspects remain at large. By Dashiell Bennett