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A stronger European defense is in the making, emerging in fits and starts from the war in Ukraine.

The spokesperson for Turkey's president stated that Ankara has kept the door open for Stockholm's request to join NATO provided it demonstrates the necessary will and commitment.

Belgium and Slovenia on Wednesday signed a diplomatic note and officially joined the Lithuania-coordinated cyber rapid r...

The controversy surrounding the Lisbon Treaty should be viewed as awarning. It must be very clear on both sides of the Atlantic thatNATO must maintain its primacy in European defense and must havethe right of first refusal over the European Security and DefensePolicy for all military operations involving European countries.

It is past time for a rebalancing that reflects American interests.

Turkey's foreign minister has told his Swedish counterpart that while Ankara welcomes the steps Sweden has taken to get Turkey’s nod for NATO membership, they are not even “halfway” toward fulfilling Stockholm's commitments. 

Although Ankara will likely approve the Nordic expansion down the road, hurdles remain for Sweden, and Russia may play the spoiler’s role unless Washington facilitates the process.

Getting forty-four leaders from across Europe to meet in Prague was an achievement in itself. But it involved substituting values and principles for realpolitik and left fundamental questions open.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced in March 2022 that its troops had fired a Kinzhal hypersonic missile at a target inside Ukraine. The unprecedented first-ever use of a hypersonic weapon in combat accelerated Europe’s Hypersonic Defense Interceptor program soon after.

With the Supreme Court ruling, the US has taken a step closer to political ruin. Europe must now prepare for a future without its most powerful ally