NATO's operation in Libya has rightly been hailed as a model intervention.

NATO's success in Libya shows how important and effective the alliance remains, writes its secretary-general.

As the United States and Europe face common threats around the globe, the time has come to break down the bureaucratic barrier between the European Union and NATO. Today's challenges require the hard power of NATO and the soft power of the EU.

NATO would run a strategic risk by admitting Russia, but the Atlantic alliance is actually running a greater strategic risk by excluding it.

In the course of its 60 years, NATO has united the West, secured Europe, and ended the Cold War. What next?

Rethinking NATO and European Union enlargement

This module features teaching notes by CFR former senior fellow for transatlantic relations James M. Goldgeier, author of the Council Special Report The Future of NATO, along with other resources to supplement the text. Dr. Goldgeier discusses the relevance of NATO in a post-cold war world, and how the U.S. can benefit from collective security across the atlantic for the successful outcome of military operations in the Middle East.

The Pentagon's plan for an end to U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2013 has drawn familiar battle lines in the public debate over the proper endgame for the war.

As the United States adopts a new approach to the war in Afghanistan, NATO's value as a war-fighting partner is being questioned.

As Washington embarks on a strategic review of the mission in Afghanistan, a new Saudi diplomatic initiative has raised the once unthinkable prospect of talks with the Taliban. Meanwhile, pessimism and frustration test the patience of NATO allies.

Russia's invasion of Georgia has rubbed raw relations with the West, complicating cooperation in several crucial areas.

NATO’s Bucharest agenda is full of thorny transatlantic issues, but the mission in Afghanistan will steal the show.

Efforts to pacify Afghanistan and provide security for reconstruction face challenges from resurgent Taliban forces and domestic unease over troop deployments.

President Bush's call for more European NATO members to take part in combat in Afghanistan shows how much the situation there has eroded.

A blunt anti-U.S. speech by Vladimir Putin reminds some in the West of the Cold War. But others say the Russian president may have a point.

NATO leaders pitted the credibility of their alliance to the ongoing effort to stabilize Afghanistan at their summit in Riga, but failed to resolve disputes that keep some major member states—including Germany, Italy, Spain, and France—from serious combat duty there.

New polls reveal that Afghans increasingly are losing faith in their government and throwing their support behind the Taliban, which has staged a strong comeback in Kandahar.

The United States hands over military operations in Afghanistan's restive south to NATO. The move comes as the resurgent Taliban mounts daily attacks that threaten the country's stability and highlight the powerlessness of the Afghan government.