The US had ample opportunity to consult on its policy and strategy and have instead chosen a course of action which threatens the stability of historic alliances.
NATO represents a robust institution for collective defense, with missions expanding past Europe, although some argue it should re-focus on European operations.
It can be tempting for military leaders to “go big”, but it is better to “go smart” and choose what is best suited for one’s needs.
Mandelbaum’s book is an analytically flawed, contradictory and unconventional piece of realist scholarship that considers the instability of the post-Cold War period.
Theo Farrell’s recent book provides some new insights into Britain’s war in Afghanistan though there is ambiguity over the point at which the war was unwinnable and why.
The confrontation with the West and the cultivation of a siege mentality at home has been the most effective means left at Putin’s disposal for consolidating his power.
European Allies must decide whether or not to honor America as a global intervener by naming the new NATO headquarters building after John McCain.
Key strands of Trump’s specific vision to make foreign policy have been fundamentally undermining the American-led liberal world order.
The recent emergence of the EU as a regional defence actor is gradually eroding the notion of the traditional Anglo-American driven European defence leadership of NATO.
Russia’s position requires that the West acquiesce to a Russian ‘sphere of influence’. In the EU, sensitivities about a ‘new Yalta’ will make that hard to accept.
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