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Secretary Hillary Clinton must be proactive on this European trip, requesting European military support in Afghanistan as well as confronting Russian opposition to key U.S. policies such as NATOenlargement and missile defense.

Before they are asked to consent to its ratification, prudentSenators should provide advice to the President Obama regarding theprospective U.S.-Russia treaty on strategic nuclear arms control.

Congress should examine these implications of the fiscal year 2010 missile defense cuts.

The President of the United States is Commander in Chief, but Congress is responsible for raising and supporting Armies and for providing and maintaining a Navy, and no treaty may enter into force without the consent of two-thirds of the Senate. It is time for conservatives who believe in peace through strength and the righteousness of our cause to stand up and serve as a check and balance on the Administration’s policies. America needs to turn back harmful treaties like START; once again fund...

This Heritage Foundation research offers policy recommendations that would protect the U.S. and its allies from missiles tipped with nuclear weapons.

As U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder cannot afford to be soequivocal in the future: In terms of transatlantic security and America's national interest, he must put NATO first.

Abandoning the third site missile defense installation wouldsacrifice U.S. interests, as well as those of its allies in Europe, on the altar of political vanity. Such a move would also grantRussia a strategic victory and embolden Iran.

The White House has released a fact sheet in support of its decision not to field missile defense interceptors in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic. The questionable validity of the fact sheets assertions, however, serves only to highlight the shortcomings of the Obama Administration's decision

The White House's "Fact Sheet on U.S. Missile Defense Policy," suffers from three serious flaws.

President Obama must transform his popularity in Europe intotangible policy gains that advance transatlantic interests.