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This April 17, 2014, file photo, provided by the U.S. Army, shows then-Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr. speaking to his senior leaders at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle/U.S. Army via AP)

U.S., NATO mission in Afghanistan falling behind

By Carlo Munoz - Special to The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during his meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jans Stoltenberg sidesteps Donald Trump’s NATO criticisms in address

By Carlo Munoz - Special to The Washington Times

A Wisconsin loss wouldn't put much of a dent in Hillary Clinton's significant edge in the all-important delegate race, but it would give the Sanders campaign additional momentum and could again highlight the problems the former secretary of state is encountering as she tries to win over progressive Democrats. (Associated Press)

DONALD LAMBRO: Both Democrats and GOP front-runners seen as unfavorable

By Donald Lambro

Illustration on the deterioration of NATO by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: NATO states must be willing to spend for their own defense

By Jed Babbin

Russian troops on the eastern front continue low-intensity military operations against Ukraine. The White House is adamantly opposed to shipping lethal defensive aid with which Kiev could blunt the next Russian assault. (Associated Press)

Russia vows ‘totally asymmetrical’ response to U.S. troop buildup in Europe

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

"I don't mind NATO per se, but it has to be reconstituted, it has to be modernized," Donald Trump said Monday on "Fox and Friends." "You know, we're dealing with NATO from the days of the Soviet Union, which no longer exists. We need to either transition into terror or we need something else, because we have to get countries together." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump: ‘NATO is very obsolete’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Migrants walk in the mud in an improvised camp on the border line between Macedonia and Serbia near the northern Macedonian village of Tabanovce, Friday, March 11, 2016. About 1,500 refugees remain stranded at the Macedonian border with Serbia as the borders on the Balkan migrant route are closing. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Pro-Russian parties in Serbia seek anti-NATO referendum

Associated Press

In this Nov. 13, 2013, file pool photo, steel beams and a glass wall show on the exterior of the new NATO headquarters in Brussels. America’s substantial support for NATO, both in money and military aid, has long been a source of frustration for U.S. leaders, and questioned by some as a throwback to the Cold War era. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool, File)

NATO breeds frustration, but it’s a vital tool in ISIS fight

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Bad Deal Between European Union and Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: EU immigration pact with Turkey won’t solve problems

By Jed Babbin

An activist in uniform climbs over the fence to the territory of the Russian embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2016. About 2,000 people rallied on Independence Square in Kiev on Sunday to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, with hundreds then marching to the Russian Embassy to vent their anger. Savchenko was captured in June 2014 while fighting with a Ukrainian volunteer battalion against Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. She is now on trial in Russia, accused of acting as a spotter who called in coordinates for a mortar attack that killed two Russian journalists and several other civilians. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

L. TODD WOOD: Putin turns up the heat in East Ukraine

By L. Todd Wood

strategic allies: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (right) has agreed to let Russian President Vladimir Putin deploy a slew of military vehicles to a base just outside the Armenian capital of Yerevan. (Associated Press)

Armenia pulled into Russia-Turkey clash in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, US Gen. Philip M. Breedlove waits for the start of a meeting of NATO's Military Committee at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. In a one day meeting, NATO chiefs of defense will discuss issues of strategic importance to the Alliance ahead of the forthcoming Defense Ministers&#8217; meeting in February. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

General says terrorists in ‘daily’ refugee flow to Europe

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of S-400 missiles in Syria as he and other officials in Moscow escalated a war of words with Ankara after Tuesday's shootdown, which Turkey claims was justified on grounds that two Russian fighters ignored repeated warnings to change direction after entering Turkish airspace. (Associated Press)

L. TODD WOOD: Putin encircles Turkey in massive troop buildup

By L. Todd Wood

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, centre, flanked by his deputy Numan Kurtulmus, left, and Interior Minister Efkan Ala, speaks to the media after a security meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Turkish authorities on Friday detained three more suspects in connection with the deadly bombing in Ankara that Turkey has blamed on Kurdish militants at home and in neighboring Syria, while Turkey's military pushed ahead with its cross-border artillery shelling campaign against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia positions in Syria.(AP Photo)

L. TODD WOOD: NATO is getting scared

By L. Todd Wood

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, attends a breakfast with members of a German Economic delegation at the Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

L. TODD WOOD: Medvedev, Russia prime minister, says his nation and the West are in a new Cold War

By L. Todd Wood

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, center, and British Gen. Sir Nicholas Houghton, second left, participate in a meeting of NATO's Military Committee at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) ** FILE **

NATO ministers approve new reinforcements for eastern Europe

By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Illustration on Montenegro's need for reform as a condition for NATO membership by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

J.D. GORDON: NATO admission must never be free

By J.D. Gordon

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, US Gen. Philip M. Breedlove waits for the start of a meeting of NATO's Military Committee at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. In a one day meeting, NATO chiefs of defense will discuss issues of strategic importance to the Alliance ahead of the forthcoming Defense Ministers&#8217; meeting in February. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

L. TODD WOOD: Russia could overrun Baltics in 3 days

By L. Todd Wood

"It is clear that the United States and our allies must do more to advance our common defense in support of a Europe that is whole, free and at peace," President Obama said. (Associated Press)

Obama wants to quadruple military spending in Europe to counter Russian aggression

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Asked by a reporter about Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin called him a "standout, talented person, without any doubt." "It is not up to us to assess his qualities," Mr. Putin added, "but he is the absolute leader of the presidential race." (Associated Press)

KEITH PAYNE: Russia’s provocative nuclear strategy

By Keith B. Payne