From Calamity to Coordination

How a botched 1970 defection request led to a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to crises By Brian Wilson, deputy director of the Global Maritime Operational Threat Response Coordination Center, and Wayne Raabe, U.S. Department of Justice,…

ISIS in Turkey

The government’s response has global consequences By Ahmet S.Yayla, Ph.D., George Mason University The Reina nightclub attack, which occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey, and the counterterrorism…

Defense Diplomacy

A strategy vital to advancing policy initiatives By Lt. Col. Gwyn A. Carver, U.S. Army With global uncertainty and regional insecurity on the rise, a marked reduction in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) budget, and insufficient…

Women, Peace and Security

Involving more women in peace processes and the security sector will yield lasting benefits By Annjulie Vester, Marshall Center Photos by the associated press Women across the world face challenges to their status every day, but…

Better Training Better Soldiers

Developing and Improving Ukraine’s Military Education Process By Maj. Gen. Igor Tolok, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense The Revolution of Dignity opened a new chapter in the history of Ukraine, paving the way for a new open society, free…

Cooperative Security within NATO

A focus on Article 3 would improve interoperability to address horizontal threats By Maj. Joseph N. Gardner, U.S. Army In November 2010, at the Lisbon Summit, NATO published a new Strategic Concept that introduced cooperative security…

NATO in the Western Balkans

Time for a new approach? By Maj. Gen. Walter T. Lord, U.S. Army National Guard Since 1995, NATO, the European Union and other international partners have been engaged in the Balkans — politically, diplomatically, economically and…

Shifting Positions

Why regional cooperation in Afghanistan fails to deliver Farid Osmanov Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government Photos by The Associated Press Cooperation platforms such as the Istanbul Process,…

Building Stronger Neighbors

EU policies must be consistent, coherent By Teodor Lucian Moga, assistant professor at the Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University The European Union has always approached challenges from neighboring countries by…

EU-Wide Internal Security Forces

Member states should explore using ‘citizen soldiers’ to deal with threats inside Europe By Alfred C. Lugert, in cooperation with Władysław Bartoszewski, Tuomas Forsberg, Maria Grazia Galantino, Alain Lamballe, Alain Pellegrini, Alexandra…