United States and Canada

Lockheed claims tailhook fix will allow F-35s to land on aircraft carriers

By Dave Majumdar, DefenseNews

Perry defends controversial comment on Turkey

By Ashley Killough, CNN Political Ticker

Why Is Europe a Dirty Word?

By Nicholas D. Kristof, the New York Times

From Nicholas D. Kristof, the New York Times:  The Republican candidates unleash these attacks on Obama because so many Americans have in mind a caricature of Europe as an effete, failed socialist system.

Turkey Issues Strong Critique of Perry’s Comments

By the Foreign Ministry of Turkey

Rick Perry Questions Turkey’s membership in NATO

By Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal

From Joe Parkinson, the Wall Street Journal:  For Turkey, busy riding an economic boom and preoccupied with soccer scandals and revolutionary shifts across its borders, the race for the U.S. Republican nomination hasn’t exactly been a box office draw.  Until Tuesday, that is …

Canadian Naval officer accused of spying

By the Globe and Mail

From the Globe and Mail:  A Canadian Forces officer who served for a decade inside military intelligence has been charged with passing government secrets to foreign interests over the span of four and a half years – a case that threatens this country’s reputation among its closest allies.

How a self-sufficient America could go it alone

By Philip Stephens, the Financial Times

From Philip Stephens, the Financial Times:  What is true is that, as Washington’s will is increasingly contested, the US-led international system established after 1945 is cracking.