European governments are powerless to prevent the erosion of the security architecture set out in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act.
The first anniversary of Crimea’s annexation is an occasion to refocus on Ukraine’s central challenge: the need to implement domestic reforms and limit Russian leverage.
Islamic State terrorism and Russian belligerence should be catalysts for strengthening security, defense, and other forms of cooperation throughout Europe.
NATO members have committed to boosting their defense capabilities. Beyond reversing downward trends in spending, what should allies do to meet that commitment?
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Despite recent calls for an EU army, Europeans should be under no illusions that they are and will remain dependent on the United States for their defense.
The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe discusses the task of monitoring the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the future of European security.
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Far from altering Europe’s geopolitical landscape, the Ukraine crisis has only reconfirmed the continent’s old order.
The EU urgently needs to tie Ukraine and the rest of Eastern Europe as close as possible to the bloc and prevent the continent from becoming divided again.
Despite much rhetoric to the contrary, EU leaders have torn up the post–Cold War rules of territorial integrity by failing to defend Ukraine’s borders.
The United States succeeded as Europe’s benevolent hegemon because it was able to pacify rivaling European states and instill mutual trust in them. That role is still needed.
As Moldova, Macedonia, and Montenegro are knocking on the doors of EU and NATO, the West cannot take these countries’ European orientation for granted.
The German chancellor has done everything possible, excluding using force, to end the war in eastern Ukraine. Now, she needs wide support to make a new peace accord stick.
The war in eastern Ukraine is about more than the future of the European geopolitical order. It is about the role of the United States in Europe.
From Russian intimidation to Middle Eastern jihadism, the threats facing the West should galvanize, not weaken, the transatlantic relationship.
A selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t, Ukraine’s president may have to cede more territory to end the conflict raging in the country’s east.
The gap between the Kremlin and the transatlantic allies was exposed to the full at the Munich Security Conference—and shows no signs of narrowing.
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