Global Governance Commentary

NATO Muddles Through in Chicago

An anticlimactic summit revealed most of the allies lack the will and the wallet to fulfill NATO's lofty promises.

Greece's Uncertain Fate

The question isn't whether Greece will abandon the euro. It's whether Greece will be forced to abandon the euro—and what the fallout would be.

Engaging Russia on Iran

To prevent a nuclear Tehran, Obama will have to work with Putin.

Saudi Arabia's More Perfect Union

The house of Saud is meeting resistance as it pushes other gulf monarchies toward a closer union.

NATO Looks to the Caucasus

Strategically important to Afghanistan, Iran and a host of other issues, NATO should pay attention to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Specters at the NATO Summit

Obama and NATO promised Afghanistan a "stable future." But can they deliver? 

NATO's Failure to Launch

Technical difficulties, political squabbling and Russian objections are hindering the alliance's missile-defense project.

Saving NATO

Unequal burden sharing and geostrategic changes threaten the alliance, but the concept of "smart defense" offers new hope.

U.S. Debt and the French Connection

Rejecting austerity and falling into their old ways may ruin France and Greece. If we are not careful, America will follow suit.

Giving Realists a Bad Name

The Chen incident demonstrates that President Obama's stumbling China policy is anything but realist.

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May 26, 2012