Discussions at the summit will focus on three key areas — revitalizing NATO’s defence capabilities, continuing the process of transition in Afghanistan, and strengthening NATO’s valuable partnerships not only in Europe, but across the globe.

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People around the world observe North American and European consumption habits and desire to emulate them. But if everyone were to consume like a typical North American, we would need five planets.

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International disputes over offshore resources are on the rise. From the Arctic to the Eastern Mediterranean, quarrels over access rights for fish, minerals, oil, and natural gas are becoming increasingly heated.

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Even in the midst of austerity measures in Europe and tightening budgets in the United States, more needs to be done to prevent the current crisis situation from turning into the new normal.

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After a long period of stasis, Chinese politics have entered a dramatic new phase. The previous sense of inevitability about China’s internal trajectory is beginning to give way to growing unpredictability.

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The assumption that all of Europe is in revolt against austerity measures is wrong.

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A nationalist mood in Athens will threaten the all-important détente that has prevailed in Greek-Turkish relations for the last decade.

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It is still unclear what the French electorate really wants or if François Hollande will become the statesman he convinced the majority of voters he could be.

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That Europe has not lost its luster and power of attraction despite the eurozone crisis was made evident in an unlikely part of the continent: the Western Balkans.

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Francois Hollande’s victory over Nicolas Sarkozy and the losses by Greece’s main political parties are latest examples of growing anti-austerity backlash in Europe, which is as much political as it is economic.

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