United States and Canada

How deep is the partisan divide over multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy?

By Joshua W. Busby, Jonathan Monten, and William Inboden, Foreign Affairs

From Joshua W. Busby, Jonathan Monten, and William Inboden, Foreign Affairs: [H]ow deep is the partisan divide over the place of multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy?

Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran

By David E. Sanger, the New York Times

From David E. Sanger, the New York Times:  From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities

Retired Russian colonel convicted of spying for US

By the AP

From the AP:  A retired Russian military officer has been convicted on charges of spying for the U.S. and sentenced to 12 years in prison, the counterintelligence agency said Thursday

Missile Defense Achievements

By Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Department of State

From Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. Department of State: The progress on missile defense is remarkable given that NATO only made its decision to develop a territorial ballistic missile defense capability 18 months ago.

U.S. Plans to Arm Italy’s Drones

By Adam Entous, the Wall Street Journal

From Adam Entous, the Wall Street Journal:  The Obama administration plans to arm Italy’s fleet of Reaper drone aircraft, a move that could open the door for sales of advanced hunter-killer drone technology to other allies, according to lawmakers and others familiar with the matter.

NATO: Death by a thousand little spending cuts?

By Luiza Ch. Savage, Macleans

From Luiza Ch. Savage, Macleans:  It has been almost a year since former U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates, who served both Bush and Obama, focused his final speech on blasting NATO allies who are “apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources to be serious and capable partners in their own defence.

US Ambassador to Russia once again faces Moscow’s scorn

By Nikolaus von Twickel, the Moscow Times

From Nikolaus von Twickel, the Moscow Times: U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul found himself in hot water once again Tuesday, facing heavy criticism from the Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry over comments he made last week suggesting that Russia had “bribed” officials in Kyrgyzstan to pressure them to close a base used by U.S. forces.

NATO’s not very lofty summit

By Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

What does Interim Operational Capability mean for NATO missile defense?

By the White House