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Why German Troops Won’t Get Armed Drones
The reasons, which go back to Angela Merkel’s East German upbringing, are leaving the Bundeswehr dependent on allies and partners.
Elisabeth Braw
December 22, 2020
Why German Troops Won’t Get Armed Drones
The reasons, which go back to Angela Merkel’s East German upbringing, are leaving the Bundeswehr dependent on allies and partners.
Elisabeth Braw
December 22, 2020
NATO Gears Up for Biden, Big Decisions on Afghanistan, China
“We are faced with a very hard and difficult dilemma,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an exclusive interview.
Kevin Baron
December 10, 2020
The World Is Never Going Back to Normal
Other countries are learning to live without America. Biden can’t restore the pre-Trump status quo.
Anne Applebaum
, The Atlantic
November 19, 2020
Europe Can’t Blame Donald Trump Anymore
The question for the Continent’s leaders now is whether they can agree on what they are collectively for, not just what they are against.
Tom McTague
, The Atlantic
November 13, 2020
Possible F-35 sales; 3Q earnings; Airlifter toilets, and more.
Marcus Weisgerber
October 29, 2020
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.
Bradley Bowman and Ben Hodges
October 5, 2020
The US Should Remove Its Nukes from Europe
There’s no prudent use case, and their non-stealthy fighter jets can’t deliver them anyway.
Mike Sweeney
October 2, 2020
Pentagon official blames contract for KC-46 tanker woes, Army connects THAAD to Patriot, Switzerland OKs fighter jet competition, and more
Marcus Weisgerber
October 1, 2020
Why Trump’s Retreat from US Allies Could Have Nuclear Consequences
For decades, America gave allies and partners good reason to shelve their nuclear-weapons efforts.
Eric Brewer
October 1, 2020
GOP Lawmakers Hammer Trump’s Germany Troop Withdrawals
The top Republican on the Armed Services Committee blamed “a couple of White House staffers” who “hadn’t thought through the consequences.”
Katie Bo Williams
September 30, 2020
A Potentially Deadly Blow to NATO
A former member of Trump’s NSC decries the plan to pull U.S. troops from Germany.
R.D. Hooker, Jr.
September 29, 2020
Nobody Wants America to Rule the World
Foreign confidence in the U.S. is sinking even faster than the share of Americans who see the benefits of engagement beyond our borders.
Kevin Baron
September 17, 2020
How Washington Should Handle Turkey's Summer of Flex
Turkey looks less like a treaty ally and more like a competitor.
Daniel DePetris
August 21, 2020
US retreats in Iraq; USAF helo takes fire over Virginia; Naval standoff between NATO allies; COVID deaths hit 3-month high; and a bit more...
Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
August 13, 2020
Kamala Harris on national security; Belarus crackdown; Seoul funds an aircraft carrier; That Russian vaccine; and a bit more….
Kevin Baron and Bradley Peniston
August 12, 2020
NATO Needs to Focus on the Black Sea
William of Ockham would like a word with those who worry more about a potential Russian invasion of the Baltics than ongoing interventions in the Balkans.
Robert E. Hamilton
August 4, 2020
US to Begin Removing 12,000 Troops From Germany ‘Within Weeks’
The Pentagon says this is about Russia. Trump says it’s about Germany.
Katie Bo Williams
July 29, 2020
What a Shift in Britain's Foreign Policy Means for the US
Britain seems to be rejoining the fray, thinking strategically again.
Thomas Wright
, The Atlantic
July 23, 2020
Critics, Allies Wonder What Trump’s Trying to Achieve with Troop Cuts
One GOP lawmaker worries “it’s going to hurt U.S. strategic interests more than it’s going to punish Germany.”
Katie Bo Williams
June 24, 2020
Featured eBooks
Defund the Europeans
The U.S. never intended its German garrison to be permanent.
Harvey M. Sapolsky and Benjamin H. Friedman
June 19, 2020
Cool It With the ‘America In Decline’ Talk
Clear-eyed assessment, not reductive defeatism, is required to develop a foreign policy that meets U.S. interests.
Daniel DePetris
June 4, 2020
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