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Is Europe self-deterring?

At the NATO Defense Ministers’ meeting in October, the US informed the allies that in light of the Ukraine War, Washington would accelerate deployment of the “high accuracy” B61-12 bomb to Europe together with the means of delivery. In…

NATO’s Clint Eastwood doctrine

July 5th, 2022. That was the week that was! For many years I have had the distinct honor of attending the wonderful Riga Conference. Each year I set the “Riga Test”: can the good citizens of Riga, Latvia’s capital, sleep easier in their…