Ian J. Brzezinski

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Almost 70 years after it was created, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is faced with a growing challenge, one that loomed large over the group's summit meeting last week: Russia's increasing assertiveness and military power.

The alliance is keen to avoid conflict with Moscow, and reiterated its determination at Friday's summit to reduce tensions. But the list of concerns has been growing -- from Russian's aggression including the invasion of Ukraine, to provocative military conduct against NATO allies and partners such as the recent harassment of U.S aircraft and ships, to nuclear threats by senior Russian officials and warnings from President Vladimir Putin.…  Seguir leyendo »

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NATO’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn a red line, but it is one that leaves Ukraine militarily isolated, fending for itself. If the West’s economic and diplomatic sanctions are to deter Moscow from further military aggression, they must be complemented by a robust defensive strategy to reinforce Ukraine’s armed forces.

When Russia invaded Crimea, it mobilized 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s eastern frontier. Most of those forces still menace Ukraine, with some 20,000 troops still occupying the peninsula while provocateurs sent by Moscow continue to stir unrest in the country’s eastern regions.

NATO’s response has, by contrast, been underwhelming.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoAmérica

In the wake of the government shutdown’s interruption of fiscal 2014 budget deliberations, Congress still faces tough decisions about national defense priorities. One controversial issue that will resurface shortly is the need to protect the East Coast from the threat of Iran’s growing ballistic-missile capability. When it does so, Washington should avoid repeating what has been an unnecessarily bipolar debate over this issue.

The current dichotomy — whether to build an East Coast ground-based interceptor base — ignores other, more immediate actions that can be taken to increase U.S. defenses against intercontinental ballistic missiles. In fact, there are two existing and timely options that would help reinforce East Coast defense capabilities.…  Seguir leyendo »

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On Friday, President Obama will convene with NATO and E.U. leaders in Lisbon. These summit meetings take place as the trans-Atlantic community is beleaguered by the war in Afghanistan, financial crises, and an increasing sense that the United States and Europe are drifting apart. If the president is to reinvigorate trans-Atlantic solidarity and U.S. leadership, he will have to accomplish five interrelated objectives at these meetings.

First, President Obama must demonstrate unambiguous determination to prevail in Afghanistan. What has been a year of increasing Western forces is instead regarded as a year of European withdrawals and media accounts of a U.S.…  Seguir leyendo »