The EU Will Not Create Its Own Armed Forces By Paolo von Schirach WASHINGTON – French president Emmanuel Macron said it right. In his speech at the Munich...
US Kicks Gazprom In The Shin By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – It looks like a clever Washington move. The US Government just put...
Why Is Montenegro Joining NATO A Big Deal? A small country with practically no armed forces is now a symbol of the East-West divide WASHINGTON – With the US Senate approving by a huge margin Montenegro entering NATO, the US-led security pact, (only...
Trump’s Remarks On NATO WASHINGTON – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made headlines in Europe when he declared that America would intervene to...
NATO Is Indeed Obsolete Thee old Atlantic Alliance has no strategic rationale and very few military means WASHINGTON – The Atlantic Alliance, or NATO, is an old security arrangement (founded in 1949) that no longer has...
America Restated Its Obligation To Defend Europe – Why? THE US Secretary of Defense said that nobody should doubt America's determination to defend its allies WASHINGTON – While in Germany to participate in a meeting dealing with upgrading NATO’s defenses, US Secretary of Defense...
A United Front Against Russia? Not Really Just days after the G 7 meeting, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed Putin to Italy WASHINGTON – Just a few days ago the G 7 Leaders, assembled in Germany for their annual meeting, discussed...
April 4th Was NATO’s Anniversary This date marks the beginning of the most extarordinary security and political alliance in modern history. But nobody paid any attention WASHINGTON – April 4th 2015 came and went. Nobody paid any attention to this date. And why should they?...
Sudden Vacancy At The Pentagon Highlights Policy Confusion America needs to find agreement on national security priorities. But this is difficult, given the poisoned political climate WASHINGTON – Former Senator Chuck Hagel, a fairly liberal Republican from Nebraska is no longer US Secretary of Defense. Several media...
It Is Time For Kiev To Recognize that Eastern Ukraine Is Lost The fight against Moscow funded rebels is pointless. Poroshenko cannot win against Putin WASHINGTON – I know that this is repetitive, but I have to say again that it is time for Ukrainian...