Russia-Ukraine Crisis Moves NATO Back Toward Its Roots -- Nic Robertson and Josh Levs, CNN
(CNN) -- The future of Europe may rest on whether NATO can recover its roots.
With Russian President Vladimir Putin "land grabbing" and violating international law, the alliance is finding itself "brought back to its core," says Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO's former secretary general. But it isn't prepared.
When NATO was founded in 1949, its central task was to protect its members against military aggression and work to promote democracy -- which, in the years following, often meant standing against the Soviet empire.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 5, 2014
NATO members vow to reinvent the alliance to deal with crises -- Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail
At NATO summit, vows of renewed efforts to contain Russia -- Dan Murphy, CSM
How far do EU-US sanctions on Russia go? -- BBC
Ukraine's cease-fire leaves many questions dangling -- Fred Weir, CSM
Ukraine truce represents a triumph for Putin -- The Telegraph
Nato summit: Could Putin cross more 'red lines'? -- Nick Robinson, BBC
Before Ukraine, Putin Modernized the Russian Military -- Jack Caravelli, Washington Free Beacon
Obama Writes Off Ukraine -- Charles Krauthammer, NRO
China’s War on Maritime Law -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat
U.K. Braces for a Nail-Biter in Scottish Independence Vote -- Catherine Maye, Time
Iran's supreme leader said to approve military cooperation with US -- Scott Peterson, CSM
What Does Godane's Death Mean for Al-Shabab? -- Gabe Joselow, Voice of America
ISIS threat to U.S. mostly hype -- Peter Bergen and David Sterman
The ‘slows’ of Obama’s Islamic State strategy -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Why they still hate us, 13 years later -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
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