Foreign Policy in Focus March 21, 2008 NATO stands at a crossroads: the 26-member alliance is simultaneously engaged in the most difficult military mission it has ever undertaken – its first ever ground war – while also undergoing pressure to transform itself in an uncertain world. In particular, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in […]
Chicago Tribune March 21, 2008 As NATO plans for a major summit in early April, the 59-year-old defense alliance is facing a serious test over European governments’ commitment to the conflict in Afghanistan, where many members signed up for a peacekeeping mission but found themselves in a war. more
PR Inside March 20, 2008 Belarus urged the U.S. administration Thursday to lift sanctions imposed on the authoritarian ex-Soviet state and blamed Washington for the deepening diplomatic crisis” more
Newsweek March 20, 2008 America and Europe face political, economic and demographic challenges to their longstanding primacy. This is a delicate moment for a power transition, given the host of emerging global threats: global warming, nuclear proliferation, macroeconomic imbalances, terrorism, the need to reform global governance and so on. The question is, can the United […]
Guardian March 20, 2008 Nato is an “indispensable alliance” at the heart of UK and European defence policy but faces severe threats to its credibility and cohesion, a cross-party committee of MPs says today. more