Opinion

The Italian Navy operation Mare Nostrum launched after a boat carrying migrants from Africa sank just off the Italian island of Lampedusa in October 2013, drowning more than 350 people.

The year 2014 proved to be a time of critical transition in Afghanistan. Defying Taliban intimidation, more than 7 million Afghans participated in two nation-wide elections to select a new president, marking the first peaceful, democratic transition of power in Afghanistan’s history.

The NATO Summit in Wales was a key milestone for the alliance. It has ensured our security and protected democratic values in the Euro-Atlantic Area for 65 years.

Throughout its existence, the State of Israel and its defense armed forces have had to face military and security challenges.

The watchword for 2014 has been unpredictability.

Each year holds its security challenges, but 2014 was a roller coaster.

For some time I have been trying to make the point that the United States’ military technological superiority is being challenged in ways we have not seen for decades.

It has been a challenging year for the security of the transatlantic community. With its illegal annexation of Crimea and continuing aggression against Ukraine, Russia has ripped up the international rulebook and threatened the very foundations of the post-Cold War security order. At the same time, the rise of the Islamic State group has fueled…