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.

As NATO prepares to take over military operations in southern Afghanistan from U.S. forces, the Taliban's increasingly bold attacks are straining the political and security framework of the country.

Taras Kuzio discusses the current political crisis in Ukraine and what it means for the country's relations with the United States, the European Union, and Russia.

A resurgent Taliban and a bumper crop of opium poppies are adding to the instability in Afghanistan. With NATO forces set to take the security lead at the end of July, a new campaign seeks to drive out Afghan insurgents.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States has released Transatlantic Trends 2006,comparing public opinion in Europe and the United States.

Tension and instability simmer in Afghanistan as NATO prepares to expand its military presence into the south, where a resurgent Taliban is launching attacks. Against this backdrop, a traffic accident involving U.S. military vehicles sparked deadly riots in Kabul.

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center and Teresita Schaffer of CSIS debate the administration's approach to nuclear cooperation with India.

NATO must decide whether to begin what we would call the third phase of its history, and must answer a fundamental question: Should it play a role in dealing with problems outside its historical "space"?

James Dobbins examines how NATO should work together with other international institutions in nation-building. Nation-building has been a growth industry since the end of the Cold War. The United Nations, NATO, the United States and more recently the European Union have all become engaged in missions that employ armed force in post-conflict environments with the objective of supporting a political transformation, that is to say democratization...

As European and American officials attempt to assess the damage done to trans-Atlantic relations by the Iraq war, comparatively little energy is spent examining ties between the U.S. and Britain.

Michael Moran reports that calm returns, but some say it is just a lull.

Michael Moran says the Iraq war brings a role reversal that may not fade quickly.

Michael Moran reports on Europe, America, and the split over Iraq.

General Clark says the United States needs a foreign policy of collective prevention rather than unilateral prevention.