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A Foreign General Is Helping to Lead US Army Europe. Other Commands Should Take Heed
The German military sends its best to serve as an American general’s chief of staff, to everyone’s benefit.
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No Military Has Done More for Corona-Stricken Allies Than Germany’s
The Bundeswehr has been flying supplies to, and medevacing patients from, its European neighbors.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Should Be NATO’s Moment
There’s one multinational organization that has command-and-control for contingencies, the staff to execute operations, and exists to defend its member states.
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How Climate Change Will Help China And Russia Wage Hybrid War
Increased refugee flows, weather threats, and declining food security will deepen tensions already being exploited to divide and weaken the U.S. and its allies.
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Here’s a 6-Country Defense-Development Effort That Just Might Work
Among its lessons: sometimes, small is better.
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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.
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NATO Needs More Big Exercises, Too
More multinational training events would go a long way towards improving European defense – and it would strengthen the transatlantic relationship, too.
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Let’s Talk about Food — and What Happens In a Crisis
Sweden is telling its citizens to be ready to feed themselves for a week. Other nations should follow suit.
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We Need a NATO for Infowar
Western countries have pitifully few defenses against ever-more-powerful disinformation campaigns. Banding together can help.
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For Not-Quite-Wars, Italy Has a Useful Alternative to Traditional Troops
More nations should consider creating police-cum-military forces for hybrid stabilization missions.
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How to Deal With Russian Information Warfare? Ask Sweden's Subhunters
Other nations can learn from the Swedes’ long experience with mysterious incidents followed by disinformation campaigns.
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There Are More and More Threats that Militaries Can't Stop. People's Forces Can Help
Populations are not fragile flowers – far from it. Treating them as a national-security resource can boost a society's resiliency, and even its deterrence.
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The US Military Needs a Teacher Corps to Train Its Partners
Much of the $70 billion spent to train Afghan armed forces has been wasted. Here’s how to do better.
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When the War Comes, What Should We Civilians Do?
The military can’t do it all. The US needs a national civilian emergency corps, trained and ready to help in case of the next disaster, be it cyber, nuclear, or natural.
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For NATO, True Interoperability Is No Longer Optional
Here are nine ways to ensure That alliance members could fight together to defend Europe.
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The 2% Benchmark Is Blinding Us to NATO Members’ Actual Contributions
It is far more revealing to look at the forces and capabilities each country sends abroad on alliance missions.
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