North Atlantic Treaty Organization Blog Posts

The Longest War

Ten years in Afghanistan have worn out our welcome and our patience. The time has come for a reckoning.

NATO’s New Problem: Post-Qaddafi Libya?

The outlook for Libya is midpoint between sobering and depressing. And Washington's dance card is already full.

The Elusive End Game in Libya

No plan for Qaddafi. No plan for post-Qaddafi. NATO should have taken advice from Disney: Don't start what you can't finish.

The Sophists' War

Libya. Not a war. Really?

The Blurry Line Between Victory and Defeat in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Where the good guys are bad and the bad guys are worse.

The Senate's Interventionist Caucus and Libya

The Senate is trying yet again to rein in Obama's foreign policy. This time the criticism is from both sides of the aisle.

The Entente Cordiale Roars Again

Imperial juices flow anew as British and French boots stomp North Africa once more.

NATO’s Neglected Mission

America has spent the last ten years telling Afghans how to dress, who can govern and what is culturally acceptable. Tinderbox, anyone?

Washington’s Culpability for Turkey’s Misconduct in Cyprus

America's moral cowardice in failing to address Turkey's egregious behavior in Cyprus is yet another unfortunate result of the war on terror.

Dmitri Medvedev's Nuclear Bluster

The Russian president's arms-race threat probably isn't the best way to convince the U.S. Senate to ratify New START.

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May 26, 2012