Transatlantic Alliance
The U.S.-Europe Partnership Can’t Be Replaced
Despite heated rhetoric and shifting priorities, the transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe remains the foundation of global stability. The economic and military ties between the United States...
European Union 2030: A Postwar Plan for Ukraine and Turkey
What should Ukraine’s long-term future relationship with Europe, and the West in general, look like if and when this terrible war can be brought to a close? It is not...
Italy’s Meloni Is a Reliable Transatlantic Partner
The victory of Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia seemed to be a lightning rod for concern across the transatlantic community before her government was even out of the starting blocks. Now,...
The US/EU Alliance: Divided We Fall
The strong security alliance between the United States and Europe in opposing Russian aggression has demonstrated why the world needs Transatlantic unity to preserve peace. But when it comes to...
Russian Aggression Boosts Transatlantic Solidarity
NATO forces recently concluded Neptune Strike, a vigilance activity designed to increase the alliance’s interoperability and ability to deter aggression. A statement released by the U.S. Navy explained that the exercise...
Is the West Ready for the Second Russian Revolution?
A new Holy Roman Empire has formed across the world. It is a new “nomos”—the phrase Carl Schmitt borrowed from the Greeks to outline the scope of a new Europe—of...
How Democratic Principles Are Uniting the West
In response to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s September 21 address mobilizing military reservists to fight in Ukraine, neighboring Eastern European countries have refused to grant asylum to fleeing Russians. Although...
Congress Has a Plan to Turn the Tide in the Western Balkans
This past August, a group of U.S. senators, led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), introduced a piece of new legislation in the U.S. Congress. The primary intent of this legislation...
In the Middle East, the EU Must Look Beyond Hard Security
After months of deliberation, the Council of the European Union (EU) approved the EU’s strategic partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its member states on June 20, 2022....
Leadership Wanted: America Needs to Act, Not Apologize
ALMOST ANYONE can sail a ship on smooth seas, but you need a steady hand on the tiller in stormy weather. So far, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is clearly...
A Post-War Stand-Off Between Russia and the West Is Inevitable
THE WAR in Ukraine is likely to last for years and to end in a Russian defeat of one kind or another. The essence of this war, apart from the...
Can the West Force Putin’s Russia From Ukraine?
THE WAR began, in Russian president Vladimir Putin’s mind, with two great misconceptions. Peace will only come when the Russian ruler concedes that he was wrongheaded about them. Thinking he...