NATO

The Alliance has had a rocky relationship with Canada, especially after it was perceived to let us down in Afghanistan. Are we headed for a separation?

Political hurdles hold NATO back — how convenient for Russian tactics.

There is no military solution to the conflict, argues Jeremy Kinsman.

The mission, now 13 years running, has a new name but it is far from over, says Steve Saideman.

Steve Saideman on who is calling the shots in the coalition against ISIS.

To confront Putin, we need consensus. And when the politics are so different, consensus is mighty hard to achieve, says Steve Saideman.

To propose such an idea would require significant meddling in the country’s domestic politics, argues Peter Harris.

The alliance has taken on decidedly imperialist hues of late, says Ramesh Thakur. But poking the Russian bear amounts to strategic idiocy.

That NATO could not come up with a more fully realized Rapid Reaction Force does not speak well of the alliance, says Steve Saideman.

The alliance is at a crossroads, says Benjamin Zyla. But the Wales Summit can offer direction.

With the Rapid Reaction Force initiative, is NATO confusing hope with a plan? By Steve Saideman.

NATO might be slow, flawed and possibly broken, but it’s still the best form of multilateral military cooperation we have, says Steve Saideman.

As Russia seemingly pulls back from assisting Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, Steve Saideman considers the outcome for all sides.

Roland Paris on the four major shifts taking place in world affairs right now and the challenges they create for the alliance.

To enlarge or not to enlarge? What to do about Russia and Putin? Should NATO look beyond Europe? Steve Saideman on some of big questions facing the alliance.

Canada’s defence procurement policy will keep us committed to NATO for the next 30 plus years, and that’s a good thing, says Steve Saideman.

As Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya demonstrate, regime-change is one thing. State-building is quite another. By Steve Saideman.

Military spending is going up everywhere except the West. The outcome of this will be a more dangerous world, says Roland Paris.

Ukraine reminds us that territorial divisions still very much matter.

The Arctic should not be included in NATO’s strategy against Russia, argue Robert Murray and Tom Keating.