3 Major Reforms NATO Needs To Keep From Collapsing
NATO is doing a relatively poor job, buttressed by a static decision-making process, a bureaucracy resistant to change, and unaccountable member states who are happy to cheap-ride and get away with it.
French President Emmanuel Macron Gets Trumpian On NATO
Emmanuel Macron’s harsh assessment of NATO is just a new episode of French realism in the European balance. The ‘iron hand in a velvet glove’ is back.
The Syria Crisis Highlights Precisely What’s Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy
The affair highlights the challenges facing an aging alliance that was built for a different strategic context, and the inadequacy of old foreign policy structures for a new world.
Hey, Congress: Take Back Your War Powers
If you don’t want Donald Trump making unilateral decisions about war and peace, stop letting any president make unilateral decisions about war and peace.
It’s High Time To Reassess The United States’ Relationship With Ukraine
Lost in all the partisan bickering is a more important issue: Washington’s overall relationship with Ukraine and whether that relationship really serves America’s best interests.
Now That Bolton’s Out, Here’s What Trump Needs From A National Security Advisor
The president should appoint a new national security advisor who shares his instincts: to get out of quagmires, to seek deals to reduce tensions, and to get our allies to take defense seriously.
Lord Conrad Black On Brexit, Media, Trade, And Silicon Valley
Lord Conrad Black joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss media and how newspapers have failed to adjust to the Internet age.
Before The United States Makes Any Moves On Ukraine, It Needs A Strategy
The West needs to figure out a coherent endgame with Ukraine. It’s not clear that London and Washington have one.
5 Foreign Policy Questions Democrat Presidential Candidates Need To Answer
Since the moderators will not do it, here’s a list of five foreign policy questions reporters should badger Democratic candidates with.
Turkey Is A Case Study In What’s Wrong With NATO
Will you send your son or daughter to die for autocratic Turkey? Then why is the United States committed to defending this nation if any other country attacks it?
Turkey Is NATO’s Biggest Problem, Not Trump
In no conceivable universe can one claim to be on behalf of liberal democracies while justifying an alliance with Turkey.
Germany’s Refusal To Fund 2 Percent Of Its Defense Is Not The Action Of An Ally
German leaders should be allowed to see how safe and united the European Union remains when all the American troops move out from everywhere east of the Thames.
European Punditry’s Meltdown Over Pence And Pompeo Marks A Refusal To Accept The Changing World Order
Instead of lamenting the old halcyon world order, European foreign policy strategists should recognize that the world order is changing and they must adapt.
Disagreeing With Conventional D.C. Wisdom Isn’t A Crime
Americans have widely divergent ideas about what “American interests” looks like. Which ones is the FBI going to criminalize?
The Last Prudent Foreign Policy President Was George H.W. Bush
In a world largely inhabited by foreign policy ideologues with no sense of history, one can only hope George H.W. Bush’s prudence, restraint, and realist statecraft makes a comeback.
Why Putin’s Game Of Russian Roulette With Ukraine Is A Big Deal
Last Sunday, the Russian military opened fire and seized three Ukrainian ships. How will President Trump respond to Putin flexing his military muscle?
World War I Was The Beginning Of America’s Foolish Foreign Intervention Habit
While war is sometimes necessary, World War I warns us not to reduce complex historical lessons into facile axioms, such as the need to ‘resist aggression.’
Macron’s Call For A European Army Is An Obvious Bluff
Monsieur Macron wants to have a joint European military superpower and thinks a united Europe can face China, Russia, and the United States. Good luck.
Clueless Alert: Macron Says He Needs An Army To Defend France From The United States
The idea that Europe needs an army to defend itself against the United States demonstrates a hitherto unknown level of hostility by an ‘allied’ leader.
Turkey Has Only Its President To Blame For Its Financial Crisis
Despite being a long-time NATO member, Turkey under the leadership of President Tayyip Erdogan no longer acts like an ally.
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