From the AP:  President Barack Obama's last stop on his European tour brings him to Poland for the first time, giving him the chance to inject new vigor in a relationship with an ally that has sometimes felt slighted by Washington.

From Kurt Volker, Ivan Vejvoda, and Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  [Barack Obama's presidency] will be the first administration since President Clinton’s first term that has not seen NATO invite new members to join the Alliance.

From Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway, the Washington Post:  This week, the War Powers Act confronts its moment of truth. Friday will mark the 60th day since President Obama told Congress of his Libyan campaign.

From David Brunnstrom, Reuters:  French officials and military analysts say the U.S. fleet of low-flying ground-attack A-10 aircraft and AC-130 gunships could help break the stalemate

From Lexington, the Economist:  A worry that the European air forces might not have sufficent wherewithal was a subtext of the recent NATO meeting.

From Helene Cooper and Steven Lee Myers, the New York Times:  In a Paris hotel room on Monday night, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton found herself juggling the inconsistencies of American foreign policy in a turbulent Middle East.

From Wesley Clarke, the Washington Post:  Understand the national interests at stake, and decide if the result is worth the cost.

From Mary Beth Sheridan, the Washington Post:  With only days left in the lame-duck Congress, President [Barack] Obama is pushing hard to accomplish something never before done by a Democratic president: successfully get a nuclear arms-reduction treaty through the ratification process.