Threats
NATO to Russia: We Don't Want Your Help With Syria's Chemical Weapons
The latest casualty on the Russia-Ukraine front is a planned NATO collaboration with Moscow to protect a Mediterranean-bound chemical weapons-destroying U.S. vessel. By Global Security Newswire
Ideas
Moving U.S.-German Relations Past the NSA Headlines
Despite recent headlines about Snowden and spying, U.S.-German interests remain in lockstep from Afghanistan to Syria, Iran and now the Ukraine. By Tara Sonenshine
Threats
NATO Chief Tweets Ukraine Military In a Plea for Peace
NATO’s Gen. Breedlove uses Facebook and Twitter to beg new Ukraine military leaders for peace, after President Obama issues warning. By Kevin Baron
Ideas
Let NATO Keep the Peace in Palestine
Washington should embrace Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ proposal for American-led NATO peacekeepers. By John Deni
Threats
Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Missiles to NATO Border
Moscow has long warned that it would respond to a plan to put American interceptor missiles in Poland. By Global Security Newswire
Business
Pentagon Outlines Stronger Military Presence in the Arctic
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon’s new Arctic Strategy will significantly increase U.S. military resources and attention to the polar region. By Kevin Baron
Threats
Have U.S. Troops Overstayed Their Welcome in Afghanistan?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has hosted U.S. troops for more than a decade, but now his hospitality is running out, putting a post-2014 deal at risk. By Stephanie Gaskell
Threats
U.S. Keeps Patriot Missiles in Turkey Aimed at Syria
Hagel informed Turkey's foreign minister of the U.S. decision, while the Netherlands and Germany have yet to follow the Pentagon's lead. By Global Security Newswire
Ideas
Is China Building a Trojan Horse into NATO Through Turkey?
Why is Turkey is buying China’s anti-missile system when it already has NATO’s Patriot system? Here’s why Ankara should beware Chinese defense corporations bearing gifts. By Aki Peritz & Mieke Eoyang
Threats
Russia Ready to 'Compromise' on NATO Shield
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he's open to talks as Pentagon's Under Secretary for Policy Jim Miller breaks ground on Romania's future Aegis missile site. By Global Security Newswire
Ideas
A Missed Chance for NATO’s Cybersecurity Future
On the back of NATO’s defense ministerial, member-states still need to address the alliance’s major cybersecurity shortfalls – and there are plenty. By Daniel Pitcairn
Ideas
Will the U.S. ‘Rebalance’ Its Contribution to NATO?
Ninety percent of NATO’s budget is paid for by just 6 of its 28 members. The U.S. says it’s time that changed. By Jorge Benitez
Policy
Afghanistan Wants Post-2014 Troops to Battle the Taliban, not al Qaeda
The Afghan Foreign Minister says the core of al Qaeda has been defeated in Afghanistan, but the country still needs U.S. troops to help battle the Taliban. By Stephanie Gaskell
Ideas
To Reach the East, NATO Must First Go North
NATO has an opportunity to engage its Asian partners and counterbalance the burgeoning Russian and Chinese interests in the Arctic. By Robbie Gramer and Alex Ward
Threats
Turkish Troops Face Torture and Suicide in NATO's Second-Largest Army
More Turkish soldiers have perished from suicide and abuse than from combat in the last decade, but the EU aspirant has done little to stem the crisis.
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