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NATO Gains Weight

Doug Bandow | Jun 25, 2009
The alliance is trying to add new members from Ukraine to Georgia. But these countries won’t bolster America’s security. Instead, they have political baggage that will weaken it.

Shooting Up the Border

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 17, 2009
Mexico’s drug violence has made the country a nascent narco-state. Legalization is the only way to stop the fighting.

Leaving the Nest

Christopher S. Chivvis | Apr 17, 2009
Europe is developing its own military-command capabilities independent of NATO. Should America be wary?

Privateering the Pirates

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 10, 2009
Could the counterinsurgency tactics that helped pacify Iraq be used to stop piracy in Somalia? For more debate, please follow this

The Feckless Alliance

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 06, 2009
Although Obama thought he could convince them otherwise, our NATO allies are content to cheerlead while we do all the heavy lifting in Afghanistan.

Bad Neighbors

Ted Galen Carpenter | Mar 09, 2009
Mexico’s drug violence is getting worse. But blaming U.S. gun laws for these ills isn’t appropriate.

What Foreign Policy?

Ximena Ortiz | Mar 02, 2009
Obama’s speech last week was politically smart. But it was incredibly vague on foreign policy—which bodes ill for America.

NATO's Drug Problem

Fabrice Pothier | Oct 15, 2008
NATO's new war on drugs in Afghanistan will put troops in greater danger for a venture that may not even work. It just might be the straw that breaks the alliance's back.

Trouble in Taipei

Doug Bandow | Sep 30, 2008
Self-reliance is a great American virtue. Let's export it to Taiwan by selling the Taiwanese some weapons, so they can defend themselves from their "big brother" across the strait.

Blackball Georgia

Doug Bandow | Sep 22, 2008
NATO is encouraging membership bids left and right, for countries not even part of Europe. But is this in line with its original aims or good defense policy for America?

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