Threats
Ukraine is Building a Mosquito Navy to Fend Off Russia, With US Help
Hostilities in the Sea of Azov are heating up, and the U.S. is increasing its involvement.
Ideas
Two Reasons Not to Build Fort Trump in Today’s Poland
Even as it exacerbated Russian fears, a permanent U.S. force would burnish Warsaw’s dangerous turn.
Ideas
Fort Trump: A Silly Name Masks a Good Idea
A permanent U.S. presence in Poland makes sense for several reasons.
Policy
Why Russia Is Trying to Stop Macedonia From Changing its Name
As Macedonians go to the polls, the results will help determine whether their country becomes the newest member of the EU and NATO.
Ideas
Sweden’s Raging Forest Fires Show the Value of Allies
As wildfires raged through the country’s northern reaches, EU allies dispatched hundreds of firefighters and scores of trucks and aircraft.
Ideas
The Coming Split in NATO
Trump wants our European allies to build their military strength. What will it look like if they do?
Policy
‘I Believe in NATO’ Says Trump at Summit, Allaying Morning Fears of Pullout
To some surprise, the president gave his strongest backing for NATO yet, minutes after leaving an emergency meeting of alliance leaders to address his threats on spending levels.
Policy
Donald Trump Didn’t Kill NATO, But…
Trump was on relatively good behavior, but NATO leaders acted more like salesmen than statesmen, defending the very existence of the alliance that protected the West for 70 years.
Ideas
What the UK Wants from the NATO Summit
Continue work on programs set in 2014 and 2016, and recognize the alliance’s immense value.
Ideas
The Lesson of the Great War: Stay Engaged, America
A century after the guns fell silent, the United States risks replicating the errors of the past.
Policy
Trump Not Planning to Threaten US Troop Withdrawal from Europe; Solo Putin Meeting Was His Idea
Previewing the NATO Summit and Putin meeting, officials say Trump has the facts on Russian meddling, wants Putin meeting to start "dialogue."
Ideas
The Great Russian Disinformation Campaign
In a new book, Timothy Snyder explains how Russia revolutionized information warfare—and presages its consequences for democracies in Europe and the United States.
Ideas
The Trump-Putin Summit: What the Europeans Fear
A U.S. leader meeting a Russian one is not particularly unusual. The context is.
Policy
NATO Will Outlive Trump (and Putin), Don’t Worry
Before Trump heads back to Europe, remember that NATO isn’t the G-7 and military relations are much stronger than the political ones they often endure.
Ideas
Turkey's Slow-Cooking Crisis With Its Allies Is Coming to a Boil
Ankara just got its first F-35. It may never get another.
Ideas
What Europe Can Teach America About Russian Disinformation
“If we are serious about defending Western values, now is the time.”
Ideas
Trump Is Choosing Eastern Europe
That is the subtext of the mini-crises sparked by his ambassador to Germany and of a recent speech by the assistant secretary of state for Europe.
Ideas
Why Europeans Turned Against Trump
Many see an America pulling away from the world order it shaped, the colossus at twilight, turning inward as other powers rise.
Ideas