They surrendered to the Allies.

What kind of message does that send to the US s few remaining allies in the region?

The initial American briefings to European allies ignored this fact.

From the outset of the Syrian conflict, the US and its European allies have lacked a strategy.

It is time for the US to tell its Asian allies to get over it.

If nothing else, having a common enemy will help the US and its Arab allies restore damaged ties.

For the first time in history, terrorism gives insurgents the ability to strike directly at their enemies external allies.

At the Strasbourg summit, confidence in the future could have been strengthened if a couple of troubling issues had been discussed.

Rather, it is the extent of US intelligence gathering and America s attitude toward allies that is most damaging.

Bush s declared intention to better explain the reasons for his decisions to America s Allies simply will not do.

In other words, a revolution in Saudi Arabia or a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could still inflict damage on the US and its allies.

Despite considerable Israeli disgust with Netanyahu s party, allies, and policies, no credible rival exists.

The overriding idea is that the US and its close allies get to choose who governs in the region.

But the revolution petered out, former partners were soon at loggerheads, giving Yanukovich and his allies a chance to return to power.

But the revolution petered out, former partners were soon at loggerheads, giving Yanukovych and his allies a chance to return to power.

As usual, he named a new government in which the juiciest positions went to family members and allies.

The most serious unintended consequence of the war is the emergence of a powerful Shia challenge to the West s Sunni allies in the Middle East.

France was right on this key strategic point, but it was never able to explain its position to its allies.

That Japan acted with alacrity after September 11 th reflects the trauma experienced during the Gulf War a decade ago.

Underwritten by 28 members, it has delivered security benefits to all Allies, year after year, for more than six decades.

Although Japan paid much of the costs of that war by raising domestic taxes, its supportive actions went largely unnoticed.

Spreading democracy was not the main concern stopping communism in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas was.

Enhanced European capabilities would allow America to leave many instabilities in and around Europe in the care of its allies. Moreover, adding defense to the informal acquis that would be EU members must endorse will reduce pressure on NATO to enlarge.

In Asia, it was meant to contain communism, while allowing allies, from Japan to Indonesia, to build up economic strength.

The US will remain concerned about ensuring the security of energy supplies for its Asian allies, which, like China, are increasingly dependent on the region s oil exporters.

Musharraf and his political allies cannot be seen as benefiting from Bhutto s assassination nor can they afford the perception of a cover up.

WASHINGTON, DC Traditionally, you should go to the IMF was not something you would say to friendly neighbors and close allies.

An uprising that would give the allies the city without a fight, however, is too much to expect so long as they fear that Saddam might survive to punish them.

Other large scale financial commitments were made to Oman and Jordan, both Saudi allies that have managed to silence early whispers of mass protest.

Finally, Baker was appealing to America's traditional allies in Europe and the Middle East, who need American friendship in many areas. The campaign to forgive Africa's debt was, on the other hand, focused on the crushing debt load owed by African countries to the IMF and the World Bank, who only have money to worry about.

From a public diplomacy perspective, his handling of the surveillance scandal has been a complete failure. To contain the damage and begin to rebuild much needed trust, Obama must issue a credible apology to Merkel, other Western allies, and their citizens.

Finally, Baker was appealing to America's traditional allies in Europe and the Middle East, who need American friendship in many areas.

To contain the damage and begin to rebuild much needed trust, Obama must issue a credible apology to Merkel, other Western allies, and their citizens.

The tone of the American response has been firm, giving appropriate reassurance to its allies and making clear that gamesmanship will not be tolerated, but not raising the temperature further.

The terrible timing of the US Colombia military agreement also gave Chávez and his allies a reason to build up their armies against the evil imperialist ianque .

In fact, the US and its allies simply don t like the results of Arab democracy, which all too often produces governments that are nationalist, anti Israel, Islamist, and dangerous to America s oil interests.

Nor is the gospel of democracy especially dear to America s Arab allies, for the call to democratize has only emboldened the Islamists to challenge the incumbent elites for power.

By destroying Iraq as a counterbalancing regional force, the US dealt a major blow to its traditional Gulf allies, for whom Iraq served as a barrier against Iran s ambitions.

It might also transfer nuclear related material, technology, or weapons to allies (Hugo Chávez s Venezuela, for example) or radical organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

All this signaled to allies abroad and citizens at home that Britain's cooperation should not be taken for granted, that it requires domestic approval.

On February 23, a day after addressing America s allies in Brussels, President George W. Bush will meet German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the old city of Mainz on the Rhine.

But, while America s continued central role in Asia is safe, the long term viability of its security arrangements boils down to the credibility of its security assurances to allies and partners.

It is worth noting that during the Cold War, America s European allies had similar anxieties about dependency and abandonment, despite their own military capabilities.

More recently, military installations in the Persian Gulf protected the oil supplies of the Cold War alliance and deterred both Ba athist Iraq and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s Iran from grabbing the prized oil wells or choking off export routes.

Without a treaty in place, holes will soon appear in the nuclear umbrella that the US provides to Poland and other allies under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, the collective security guarantee for NATO members.