Fen Osler Hampson and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is desperately in search of new purpose and resolve. When alliance leaders meet in Wales this week, the escalating incursions by Russia in Ukraine and the Islamic States barbaric antics in Iraq and Syria provide the immediate challenges. What is urgently needed is leadership from the United States, a semblance of strategy and tangible commitments from the disparate allies to confront these major threats to global order. Fine words and carefully crafted statements will not suffice. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Globe editorial Putin and the return of the moving Iron Curtain Derek H. Burney was Canadas ambassador to the U.S. from 1989 to 1993. Fen Osler Hampson is a distinguished fellow and director of Global Security at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. They are the authors of Brave New Canada: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World. Canada balks at push to increase defence spending (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.