By Invitation | An alliance upended

The transatlantic relationship is crumbling, says an ex-head of NATO

Anders Fogh Rasmussen argues that Europe must accept it may be alone—and spend accordingly

Illustration: Dan Williams

IN HIS 1985 state-of-the-union address, Ronald Reagan stood before Congress and declared that America’s mission was “to nourish and defend freedom and democracy, and to communicate these ideals everywhere we can”.

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Camille Grand on why Ukraine’s future turns on security guarantees

A 20,000-strong European force would be a lot more potent with an American backstop, says the former NATO official

Alex Wang on why China can’t be allowed to dominate AI-based warfare

As the “agentic” age begins, democracies can take inspiration from the past, writes the tech boss


It’s time to treat sexual violence in war as torture, writes a UN rapporteur 

Alice Edwards argues that such crimes are increasingly part of military strategy


Rishi Sunak on why Ukraine should get Russia’s frozen assets, not just the interest on them

Worries that it could rock allies’ financial systems are overdone, says Britain’s former leader

Donald Trump should not replace us with his stooges, warns a fired inspector-general

Mark Greenblatt on the dangers America will face if oversight officials lose their independence

Donald Trump is taking presidential power to alarming places, writes Jack Goldsmith

Congress won’t check his Napoleonic instincts. Will a solidly conservative Supreme Court?