Show of Force

U.S. bombers enhance security cooperation in Europe U.S. Strategic Command Russia’s use of information warfare to influence other nations and its aggressive actions, including invasions and annexations, are a looming global security…

Extremism in a Free Europe

Social separation is a barrier to ending the violence By Fahredin Verbovci, Kosovo Police Photos by AFP/GETTY IMAGES The free movement of people, goods and services is fundamental to the political system of the European Union. But EU…

Duty Bound

International Law and Maritime Migration By Melina Lito Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In 2015, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that the number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea…

Adapting to New Threats

Rethinking NATO defense strategies in Eastern Europe By Maj. Josh Passer, U.S. Army Is the United States military meeting its goals in Europe? The U.S. trains its military leaders to develop plans with achievable goals that can be…

Europe’s Enduring Migration Crisis

Seeking answers to evolving dilemmas By Demetrios G. Papademetriou, president, Migration Policy Institute Europe, and Caitlin Katsiaficas, research assistant Three years after the latest European migration crisis erupted with a spike in…

Mitigating Mayhem

Nations must address the challenges posed by global population trends Rapid population growth, especially in the developing world, will likely increase and exacerbate global security challenges such as civil wars, ethnic violence,…

New Challenges for Germany

Meeting the demands of mass migration will take unity across the EU and beyond By Florian Hahn Migration has been a challenge for Germany on the domestic, security and foreign policy fronts. Migration and security are global challenges…

Sharing the Responsibility

Refugee situations require international solutions By Katharina Lumpp, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Germany Photos by UNHCR The thousands of refugees seeking protection in Europe during 2015…

Cyber Terrorism and Energy Security

A growing threat imperils entire regions By Ayhan Gücüyener, research fellow, NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence magine being a member of a terrorist organization and wanting to create chaos and fear, but keep your anonymity. A…

Integration comes of Age

New policies promote the inclusion of immigrants By Martin Hofmann photos by reuters Integration started to attract an increasing amount of attention during the second half of the 1990s, often based on the assumption that in some ways…