The U.S. and Russia run two of the world’s most seasoned intelligence establishments. Yet both powers are stuck in wars their leaders expected to be short, and both are losing ground to states that did not fight. The explanation lies not in the quality of the intelligence, nor necessarily in the kind of political system.
For almost 80 years, the United States has run the most successful alliance in modern history at a bargain price. This week, in Ankara, it may begin to give that bargain away. When defense ministers gathered in Brussels last month, the American secretary of war set out the terms.
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