NATO's Future
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NATO - An Alliance for Freedom
NATO is in a real and very deep crisis. It must rise up to meet today’s challenges and adapt to the new strategic environment.
NATO Missile Defence: The Political and Operational Case for a Two-Base Structure
Missile defence is now central to the security relationship between Europe and the United States, and NATO’s raison d’ętre. A European debate on BMD is overdue. This article is intended to help initiate such a debate.
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Articles
Collective Defence in the 21st Century
The outgoing Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff assesses progress in the War on Terror during his four-year term and reflects on the state of the Atlantic Alliance.
The outgoing Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff assesses progress in the War on Terror during his four-year term and reflects on the state of the Atlantic Alliance.
A Return to Geopolitics? NATO in Asia
If NATO relations are pursued sloppily, what may result is not a better network for the Alliance to draw upon for risk-management operations, but a new superpower conflict between ideologically dissimilar factions.
If NATO relations are pursued sloppily, what may result is not a better network for the Alliance to draw upon for risk-management operations, but a new superpower conflict between ideologically dissimilar factions.
NATO - An Alliance for FreedomNATO is in a real and very deep crisis. It must rise up to meet today’s challenges and adapt to the new strategic environment.
NATO Missile Defence: The Political and Operational Case for a Two-Base StructureMissile defence is now central to the security relationship between Europe and the United States, and NATO’s raison d’ętre. A European debate on BMD is overdue. This article is intended to help initiate such a debate.
NATO’s Summit: A Disappointment to the Alliance’s New Member States
NATO’s Riga summit finished with predictable compromise. But for the Central and East Europeans, the summit is now seen as a missed opportunity. None of their strategic challenges were fully addressed.
NATO’s Riga summit finished with predictable compromise. But for the Central and East Europeans, the summit is now seen as a missed opportunity. None of their strategic challenges were fully addressed.
Back to Basics at NATO: Burden-Sharing and Alliance Raison d’ętre
Whilst there is widespread agreement that the Alliance’s mission in Afghanistan must succeed or NATO’s future will be dealt a fatal blow, beyond this, the same old problems continue to haunt the Alliance. If allowed to fester, they may ultimately jeopardize the ISAF operation.
Whilst there is widespread agreement that the Alliance’s mission in Afghanistan must succeed or NATO’s future will be dealt a fatal blow, beyond this, the same old problems continue to haunt the Alliance. If allowed to fester, they may ultimately jeopardize the ISAF operation.
Dialogue, Partnership and an Eventual Union? Making Sense of our Security Relations in the Mediterranean
Looking into the structures which define Europe’s relations with its southern neighbouring region, this article calls for further developments in EU-NATO co-operation within the security arena.
Looking into the structures which define Europe’s relations with its southern neighbouring region, this article calls for further developments in EU-NATO co-operation within the security arena.
Commentary
Transatlantic Briefing No. 1-07
NATO in Afghanistan - still not enough
NATO in Afghanistan - still not enough
Transatlantic Briefing No. 1-04
US Force Transformation
US Force Transformation
Transatlantic Briefing 7-07 - Kristian Kennedy, LSE
Whither the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan? Three Scenarios
Whither the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan? Three Scenarios
Transatlantic Briefing 4-07
The End of Alliances? - by John Hemmings
The End of Alliances? - by John Hemmings
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