The U.S.-Japan alliance is undergoing one of its tensest moments in recent years. If the alliance is to maintain its role as the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, Washington and Tokyo will have to prove they can work together.

Military operations in Iraq continue apace, but the big picture there is less clear than ever before. How has the transfer of sovereignty affected the shape and progress of the counterinsurgency campaign? Does the end of the military offensive against Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf represent a success for...

EU expansion and its influence on hte Trans-Atlantic relations.

A net assessment can help us to clearly understand the threats from Salafist jihadists in the Horn of Africa.