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Illustration on benefits of domestic natural gas production by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MARIOS EFTHYMIOPOULOS: Cyprus, Israel energy race needs U.S. natural gas ally

By Marios P. Efthymiopoulos

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO’

By John R. Coyne and Jr. - Special to The Washington Times

(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

KIM HOLMES: With Putin’s hand getting weaker, time to watch out

By Kim R. Holmes - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. soldiers patrol through Kabul, Afghanistan, in December, 2010. (Associated Press)

Chuck Hagel: More U.S. troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan

Associated Press

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, to overhaul security

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

Afghan security forces inspect the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Taliban fighters staged an attack Thursday evening in an upscale district in the Afghan capital Kabul. Witnesses described multiple explosions and bursts of gunfire in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, which contains numerous foreign embassies and compounds housing international agencies and companies - as well as the homes of some senior Afghan government officials. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban suicide bombers hit Kabul, raid foreign guesthouse in Afghan capital

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, U.S. Army Pfc. Garrick Carlton, center, of Sacramento, Calif., hikes past burning rubbish to man a hilltop observation post along with fellow Pfc. Michael Tompkins, of Wadsworth, Ohio, left, and Pfc. Austin D'Amica, of San Diego, at Combat Outpost Monti in Kunar province, Afghanistan. U.S. officials say President Barack Obama has quietly approved guidelines in recent weeks to allow the Pentagon to target Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, broadening previous plans that had limited the military to counterterrorism missions against al-Qaida after 2014. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Pentagon to send more troops to Afghanistan as NATO comes up short

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian solders with their several military vehicle gather at the rail road crossing about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Ukrainian border at Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, early Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO: Russia engaged in ‘serious military buildup’ near Ukrainian border

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This is a Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, file photo provided by Britain's Royal Air Force of a Russian military long-range bomber aircraft photographed by an intercepting RAF quick reaction Typhoon (QRA) as it flies in international airspace. Russia's defense minister says the military will conduct regular long-range bomber patrols, ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Royal AIr Force)

Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Fighting has continued in eastern Ukraine despite a September cease-fire agreement forged with Russia. (Associated Press)

Russia pushes into Ukraine, prompting Obama rebuke but no new sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Russian Tu-95 Bear H. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Russia to send bombers on Gulf of Mexico ‘reconnaissance missions’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

U.S. flags fly over war veterans' tombstones at Golden Gate National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, in San Bruno, Calif. The U.S. celebrates Veterans Day Tuesday in honor of those who have served in the nation's military. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

HARNDEN: Honoring the sacrifices of our veterans

By Toby Harnden

A Eurofighter Typhoon flies over Abu Dhabi. (eurofighter.com) **FILE**

Jets scrambled for large-scale Russian activity in European airspace: NATO

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: NATO’s allegiances are regrettably clear

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. The United States is destabilizing the global world order by trying to enforce its will, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Friday, warning that the world will face new wars if Washington fails to respect the interests of other countries. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

BRUCE FEIN: Time to withdraw from NATO

By Bruce Fein

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off for a night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 30, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin emboldened by weak U.S. response to Russian aggression

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

NATO's vision for its future Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) is to have up to 5,000 troops from an international coalition ready at a moment's notice to deploy anywhere in the world, including the Russian theater. (AP Photo/Vasily Maximov, Pool)

NATO sends Russia message with new quick-reaction force: ‘Think about Ukraine’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this image made available by 331/332 Squadron of the Norwegian Air Force a Russian TU-95 Bear H flies over International waters off the coast of Norway on Friday Aug. 17, 2007. Eleven Russian military planes exercised West of Norway on Friday in the biggest show of Russian air power in the Norwegian Sea since the early 1990s, a military official said. The planes included strategic bombers, airborne early warning aircraft, fighter jets and refueling planes, said Brig. Gen. Ole Asak, chief of the Norwegian Joint Air Operations Center. (AP Photo by 331/332-Squadron of the Norwegian Air Force/Scanpix, HO) ** NORWAY OUT **

Russian spy plane encroaches on NATO-patrolled airspace

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Swedish corvette HMS Stockholm patrols Jungfrufjarden in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. Sweden's biggest submarine hunt since the dying days of the Soviet Union has put countries around the Baltic Sea on edge, with Latvia's foreign minister calling the incident a potential "game changer" in the region. (AP Photo/TT News Agency, Anders Wiklund) SWEDEN OUT

Inside the Ring: B-52s buzz over Europe, and Swedes hunt for Russian sub

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration by Clement, National Post, Toronto, Canada

SUZANNE FIELDS: Troubled times for Angela Merkel

By Suzanne Fields