Romania

U.S. Stryker Infantry Fighting Vehicles Deploy to Bolster Bulgaria

The Department of Defense is sending a company of Stryker armored, infantry fighting vehicles to Bulgaria, a NATO ally, to strengthen deterrence against a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.  “These troops...

Department of Defense Pulls Back Florida National Guard Troops from Ukraine

The Department of Defense announced on Saturday that it will reposition one hundred sixty Florida National Guard troops outside of Ukraine, citing the danger of a potential Russian invasion. The...

Russia Hates American Missile Defense Systems

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Many Russians also believe, wrongly, that Aegis Ashore has a ground-to-ground capability and could function as a surprise first-strike weapon. Aegis Ashores “play[s] to a...

5 of NATO’s Best Rocket Artillery Systems

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The M142 HIMARS is significantly more strategically mobile compared to the M270, as it is C-130 transportable. It is also cheaper to maintain than the M270...

U.S. and Romanian Troops Are Training Together – And Russia is Watching

In the early months of 2021, Russian troops steadily built up along the country’s western border with Ukraine. This has caused considerable tension in Ukraine, where Russian and Ukrainian troops...

The Misguided NATO Missile Defense Debate

A new NATO missile defense base in Romania recently became operational, which has revived an erroneous debate about whether the step significantly alters nuclear parity between NATO and Russia. Discussions...

European Missile Defense Sites: Rolling Back the Russian Bear

Today marks the first significant setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Europe. For more than two years, Russia has been on the march in Europe and elsewhere, undermining...

The Haphazard Invention of Romania

Robert D. Kaplan, In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond (New York: Random House, 2016), 336 pp., $28.00. PRINCE METTERNICH once remarked,...

Moldova’s Drama on the Dniester

Half the size of Scotland, tucked between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is the least-visited and poorest country on the European continent. Life centers on the sat, the “village.” The road...