An anticlimactic summit revealed most of the allies lack the will and the wallet to fulfill NATO's lofty promises.
Strategically important to Afghanistan, Iran and a host of other issues, NATO should pay attention to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Obama and NATO promised Afghanistan a "stable future." But can they deliver?
Technical difficulties, political squabbling and Russian objections are hindering the alliance's missile-defense project.
Unequal burden sharing and geostrategic changes threaten the alliance, but the concept of "smart defense" offers new hope.
Missile defense will make us poorer, not safer.
Erdogan's attempt to invoke NATO's famous Article 5 undermines the alliance's very foundations.
If François Hollande wins the French election, he may find an ally in the White House.
Moscow is not Washington's "number-one geopolitical foe." Romney's fiery campaign rhetoric has dangerous policy implications.
President Saakashvili's recent Washington visit has drawn the White House deeper into domestic Georgian politics.
