Posts Tagged: NATO
Pushing Back Against Putin: No U.S. Leadership, No NATO
Vladimir Putin's efforts to establish hegemony over Ukraine may now have reached a decisive point both for the balance of power in Central and Eastern...
Israel Defense Forces Educates NATO on Women in the Military
The Women's Affairs Adviser to the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Rachel Tevet-Wiesel, participated recently in the annual conference of NATO's Committee...
Jordan in Talks to Deploy Patriot Missiles
Jordan said Sunday it is in talks with "friendly countries" about the possibility of deploying Patriot missiles on its territory after a similar...
How Not to Withdraw From Afghanistan
Last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated publicly for the first time that the United States would end combat operations in Afghanistan by mid-2013....
Keystone Influence: Syria’s Arab Spring and the Race for Regional Hegemony
The Arab Spring is changing the political and strategic map of the Middle East as we know it in ways that will persist for...
Is Turkey Going Rogue?
In a Middle East wracked by coups d'état and civil insurrections, the Republic of Turkey credibly offers itself as a model thanks to its impressive economic...
Why the West Cares about Turkey’s Diplomatic Conflict with Israel
Under the surface, there have been growing concerns in the West about the general direction of Turkish foreign policy under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and...
Is the U.S. Willing to Fight Against Islamic Terrorism No Matter How Long, No Matter How Costly in Blood and Treasure?
In his address to Congress after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said it was "a...
Obama’s Libya Missteps Imperil NATO’s Future
While the outcome of NATO's intervention in Libya is still uncertain, the ongoing drift toward a negotiated solution is fraught with potentially debilitating problems for...
Why is Obama Giving Libya to the Russians?
With President Obama's Libya policy staggering from one embarrassment to another, last week he and Secretary of State Clinton outdid themselves. They publicly...
Obama’s Libyan Debacle Could Undercut U.S. Credibility Elsewhere
Last Friday's House of Representatives vote on President Obama's Libya policy was characterized widely as reflecting bipartisan dissatisfaction with Mr. Obama's failure to consult with...
Where Do We Start and When Do We Stop?
I listened intently this week to the speech given by President Barack Obama explicitly intended to explain to the American public why the U.S. decided...
Libya: The Arab League Should Conduct the No-Fly Zone
Many in the international community are pushing President Obama to authorize war against the regime of Libyan dictator, Muammar el-Qaddafi. I think to undertake a third...
