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Some the challenges facing Libya and the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan for theinternational community. While NATO probably will not want to replicate its Libya...

Will Poland's foreign minister be taking a back seat? Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, is not known for taking a back seat, but that is what he has pledged to...

Political will alone will not be enough to bridge the gap between Europe and the US on security issues. Last Friday (10 June) in Brussels, Robert Gates delivered his last...

Osama bin Laden's death offers opportunity for ‘new era' in campaign against terror. The death of Osama bin Laden, especially when taken in combination with the ongoing...

EU leaders speak of relief but urge caution. EU leaders have welcomed the news that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks,...

Europe has failed NATO's existential test in Afghanistan, Smiles on stage but sighs behind the scenes will be the story of the NATO summit at Lisbon on 20 November....

Strong leadership is desperately needed to give us all some hope. The rescue of the 33 Chilean miners, from what was feared would be their tomb, gave the world something to...

NATO allies told all members must contribute. Hillary Clinton, the United States secretary of state, has warned the European members of NATO against making excessive cuts in...

While the Afghan war has tested NATO's capacity and resolve, Europeans are still supportive of the alliance. Afghanistan is an increasingly divisive issue in transatlantic...

Decision had been in the offing for months before the current monsoon floods. The European Commission has committed humanitarian assistance worth €30 million to...

The collapse of the Dutch government over keeping troops in Afghanistan could lead to other countries pulling out of NATO's mission. The Netherlands has done neither the...

Catherine Ashton makes her first special representative nomination. At a meeting of the EU's foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday (22 February), Catherine Ashton...

Former Lithuanian foreign minister to be special representative. Vygaudas Ušackas was appointed as the European Union's next special representative for Afghanistan at a...

We would be doing Afghanistan a disservice if we did not take the appointment of the EU special envoy seriously. Given the complexity of the Afghan crisis and the outcome of...

Defence reviews seek to define new threats, while Afghanistan forces EU and NATO military rethink. This year could prove to be pivotal for the future of European defence....

There is no evidence that Lithuania's former foreign minister knew about a secret detention facility operated by the CIA in Lithuania. In an article you published about...

Former Lithuanian foreign minister is a favourite for post that combines EU and Commission roles. Vygaudas Ušackas, who was forced to resign as Lithuania's foreign minister...

Under US pressure, Germany and others appear set to answer one of Europe's most fundamental security questions. In a crunch, would NATO stand by its weakest members – the...

Obama's envoy to NATO is an intellectual heavy-hitter, well-versed in diplomacy. The post of US ambassador to NATO has traditionally entailed – alongside its obvious...

The EU cannot plausibly pussyfoot around building a European External Action Service while Afghanistan and Pakistan go to blazes. It has been so long in coming that the...