http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2013 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A5183CC4942881/ Despite the challenges, the early stages of the British redeployment from Afghanistan appear to be progressing well 2013-05-03 15:40:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A5183C2655109A/ With twenty months left before the departure of ISAF combat troops, the enormous logistical challenge of withdrawal is becoming increasingly clear 2013-05-03 14:58:29 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A5130A16F5E667/ After a period of apparent distance from its NATO allies, Turkey's recent policies show a renewed emphasis on its alliance with the US as part of its attempt to navigate the upheaval in the Middle East 2013-03-01 12:39:16 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A51309FE795B93/ NATO's deployment of the Patriot missile-defence system to Turkey reflects how Ankara's foreign and security policy remains dependent on stronger allies 2013-03-01 12:32:45 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C51122FE3B37A3/ The deployment of Patriot missiles to Turkey in response to the ongoing Syrian civil war makes sense strategically and underscores NATO's relevance. However, they also hamper Turkey's role to seek accommodation with her neighbours. 2013-02-06 10:28:50 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107F4C497E73/ A NATO research organisation is transforming itself with cutting-edge research to better meet the needs of the 28-nation Alliance. Edward Lundquist reveals all 2013-01-29 16:12:34 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107E5D56F621/ The Global Hawk-based unmanned system is to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to the NATO Alliance. Simon Michell reports 2013-01-29 15:08:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107DCE1AE819/ RUSI’s Dr Henrik Heidenkamp examines the impact of NATO’s 2012 Industry Day in Riga on the NATO-Industry relationship and discusses potential steps to make it work 2013-01-29 14:30:36 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107D2DB6B499/ Andrea Gilli, a Visiting Fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (Paris), investigates some of the procurement lessons from the 2011 NATO-led operation against Libyan Government forces, and suggests some possible courses of action 2013-01-29 13:47:55 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C51017763C44DA/ In 2012, the European Union was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for guaranteeing peace and stability in the last sixty years. Yet, in 2013, its very existence is in doubt. It is time to consider NATO as Europe's guarantor of peace. 2013-01-24 18:07:29 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C50FDAAF0252C3/ After some disappointment in Obama's first term, there is a moment of optimism for transatlantic relations. Washington and Brussels should capitalise on this moment, and work to ensure closer co-operation in pursuit of their strategic objectives in President Obama's second term. 2013-01-21 20:56:32 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A50A4DBC266014/ What lessons can be learnt from NATO’s ongoing Operation Active Endeavour and its success in promoting the Alliance as a global hub for oceanic security? 2012-11-15 12:12:04 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C5076BBF4D17F2/ The failure to bring the businesses together represents a bitter blow to advocates who sought the creation of a new, European, global aerospace-defence giant, and raises questions about BAE Systems’ future strategy. 2012-10-11 13:32:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C506E9F5978885/ With the violence in Syria spilling into Turkey; Turkey as a NATO member has the right to call on the support of the alliance under Article 5. However implementing collective security is always more complex, thus a full scale NATO response in Syria is unlikely. 2012-10-05 09:52:06 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C506D8037BD147/ Turkey's recent diplomatic offensive has been brought to an abrupt end by the Syrian conflict which spilled into Turkey last night. Last night's violence has revealed the weakness in Ankara's position resulting from its failed approach to the Syria Crises. 2012-10-04 13:31:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C5049CC5E5A166/ Leaked information to the German press alleges that the coalition government has reneged on a previous pledge to remove US tactical nuclear weapons from Germany. The subsequent reporting frenzy heightens the decades-long national anxiety over nuclear issues. But it seems no one has paused to ask whether the original allegations stand-up to scrutiny. 2012-09-07 11:28:51 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A50126BF888448/ As the US seeks to modify its role in NATO, how will European participation in the Alliance develop? 2012-07-27 11:22:52 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4FC7288AAA374/ Ivo Daalder, US Ambassador to NATO, talks to RUSI.org offering his assessment on Syria and what the international community can do to stop the bloodshed. 2012-05-31 09:21:22 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4FC48C16F19E9/ A valued member of the Alliance, what does the future hold for Denmark's membership of NATO? 2012-05-29 09:43:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4FC489A5D6B74/ What is the real motive behind Moscow's apparent change of heart over US plans for a European ballistic missile defence system? 2012-05-29 09:39:15 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4FBA1724CAC61/ NATO faces a critical juncture. To remain relevant, it must continue to evolve and make major changes-to its structure, missions, and temptations. It must do this in the face of significant financial challenges. 2012-05-21 11:25:08 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4FBA1724CAC61/ NATO faces a critical juncture. To remain relevant, it must continue to evolve and make major changes-to its structure, missions, and temptations. It must do this in the face of significant financial challenges. 2012-05-21 11:25:08 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4F97FAA24BE8D/ In advance of the NATO summit in Chicago RUSI has collaborated with the partner institutions in the United States to explore potential solutions to NATO's emerging nuclear dilemmas. 2012-04-25 14:23:30 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4F8C351162F79/ The policy-making process behind the Helmand deployment in 2006 holds pertinent lessons for Britain's strategy 2012-04-16 16:04:51 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4F744DDA9CFC4/ The Royal Air Force Regiment provides much more than its unique perimeter-patrolling capability for NATO and coalition partners, also offering vital capabilities to UK Defence and the civilian authorities 2012-03-29 12:56:12 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4F71E21CA341B/ In a changing world, there are new opportunities for co-operation between NATO and Japan 2012-03-27 16:51:59 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4F715E6AD4D3E/ President-elect Putin has been ushered into power on a promise of furthering Russia's hard-nosed attitude towards the West. Central to Putin's stance is continued Russian reticence towards NATO's plans for Ballistic Missile Defence. A stand-off ensues where Russian insistence on guarantees will be hard to meet. 2012-03-27 07:32:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4F43DEF91E09C/ The Bundeswehr is undergoing the most important change since the end of the Cold War 2012-02-21 18:15:36 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4F43DE0D92B17/ An inside view of NATO operations in Libya assesses the achievements and limitations of the campaign 2012-02-21 18:10:36 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE21D02B89C6/ Undue focus on recent operations, and the 'success' of the Alliance's Libya campaign, deflects attention from the more important drivers of NATO’s future course 2011-12-09 14:36:52 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE21A114AC08/ Counter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region 2011-12-09 14:24:21 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4EE217A82476B/ How can the international community best deal with the single biggest maritime threat since the Second World War? (Free access) 2011-12-09 14:15:27 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4ECFCA75C828A/ On 23 November, Russian President Medvedev made an important address to the Russian people in which he underlined hostility towards European Missile Defence. Is this further evidence of a divergent attitudes towards nuclear security? 2011-11-25 17:13:17 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4ECD18A1C216A/ Russia continues to oppose the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence, despite the proposed deployment having shifted to southeast Europe, highlighting the continuation of misperceptions, paranoia and propaganda hysteria in Moscow. 2011-11-23 16:00:40 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4EB8157BCED94/ Countries across Europe are under severe pressure to reduce their budget deficits, Germany is no different. This fiscal tightening may fundamentally affect Germany's security and defence policy. 2011-11-07 17:31:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E8EE557E7BA7/ Review of Afghanistan: How the West Lost Its Way; Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West’s Afghanistan Campaign; and Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in Iraq and Afghanistan 2011-10-07 12:41:13 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E53CF030EB3B/ Few dispute the assertion that NATO jets enabled Libyan rebels to come knocking on Qadhafi's door in Tripoli. But as he falls, it will be difficult to avoid the conclusion that NATO emerges from this successful operation weaker than it went into it. 2011-08-23 17:03:51 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E3172FCA859C/ As Western missile defence systems become more effective, could independently powered, manoeuvrable nuclear warheads be the answer to Russia's prayers? 2011-07-28 15:39:23 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E316E8B435EC/ New liquid-fuel missiles overcome Russian supply problems, but pose serious challenges, too 2011-07-28 15:14:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E316C90B7E37/ With the swelling of activity in the north, is it time to consult the Arctic experts? 2011-07-28 15:05:45 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E1F13F4D13B7/ NATO's engagement in Libya moves into its fourth month with the prospect of success looking more realistic. Such an achievement would be a long-time coming, and total success will not be assured. 2011-07-13 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4DA85C7E0FB14/ Sortie figures show that, whilst NATO is undertaking extensive operations over Libya, it could - and should - be doing more. 2011-04-15 15:58:54 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4DA573644A7D2/ The war in Libya is at a stalemate. Britain should avoid becoming beholden to the rebels and shun regime change, but ensure that any settlement is a self-enforcing equilibrium. 2011-04-13 11:14:48 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D9B3A344DA0B/ Arming the Libyan rebels in the hope of expediating the ousting of the Qadhafi regime would be at best misguided, at worst detrimental to their cause. 2011-04-05 17:04:28 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D94AA24C99DE/ The back-and-forth nature of the Libyan conflict thus far underlines the need for external actors to facilitate a decisive change of fortune 2011-03-31 17:24:41 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D91E71FD3A73/ Western policymakers may weigh up a number of ways to help the rebels in Libya - what should not be in doubt, however, is their obligation to provide some much-needed assistance. 2011-03-29 15:11:57 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D8C6D0C5F8CE/ Despite NATO's new Alliance Maritime Strategy, the protracted discussion around how best to respond to events in Libya means that Alliance solidarity and the need for reforms are increasingly important issues. 2011-03-25 10:24:07 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D886D88718D2/ Vice President Biden's visit to Moscow, during which the thorny issue of missile defence co-operation was extensively discussed, may herald a thawing in NATO-Russian rhetoric. 2011-03-22 09:46:52 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D78B7EE322E1/ Dr Jonathan Eyal on the UK's 'jerky policy' towards unrest in the Middle East, the complete lack of any contingency planning within the FCO, and the importance of accepting that there is no such thing as 'the Arab exceptionalism'. 2011-03-10 11:38:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D5BACB7BC77F/ Improved dialogue at Lisbon is not a guarantee of sustained Russia-NATO rapprochement 2011-02-16 10:53:49 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D08ECEAB2D06/ Europe defeated, Beijing defiant: Can we expect anything new in 2011? 2010-12-15 16:30:26 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CF3A186C61EB/ The NATO Summit in Lisbon on 19 November was hailed as a 'tremendous success' by US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. But how much of a consensus was actually reached on the 'headline' issues? And were smaller details glossed over for political expediency? 2010-11-29 12:52:08 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CE6619008705/ This NATO Summit is a key opportunity for Obama to define a new agenda that will reset America's relationship with both Europe and the transatlantic community. 2010-11-19 11:55:13 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CE64D9836FBF/ The NATO Lisbon Summit is heaped with expectation, but it is unlikely to deliver radical reforms. Although escalating tensions in Afghanistan and rapprochement with Russia is high on the agenda, ‘Getting NATO’s house in Order’ would be the greatest headline for this summit. 2010-11-19 10:22:50 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CE6491D686FB/ The forthcoming NATO Lisbon Summit has been heralded as a fresh start in NATO-Russia relations. This may be achieved in the detail, but less so in the bigger picture. 2010-11-19 10:04:39 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CD023AD5314E/ As the Lisbon Summit approaches, momentum is gathering on the adoption of NATO’s new Strategic Concept and the prospect of making missile defence one of its core missions. Whilst the United States and NATO are close to reaching a consensus on missile defence, Russia and Turkey’s concerns with hosting a radar site still need to be addressed more fully. 2010-11-02 14:51:51 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC141450278/ Is Anders Fogh Rasmussen a policy maverick or a modern leader, and which does NATO need at this time of strategic reorientation? 2010-10-18 10:32:11 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC135BC7117/ NATO should seek to secure access to the air, maritime, space and cyber domains 2010-10-18 10:29:06 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC1252BF2C2/ Missile defence is high on NATO’s list of priorities, not least because it may hold the key to NATO-Russia relations 2010-10-18 10:24:48 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC10D59799F/ The Atlantic Alliance must be refashioned to meet the challenges of the new century 2010-10-18 10:18:53 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CBC10D59799F/ The Atlantic Alliance must be refashioned to meet the challenges of the new century 2010-10-18 10:18:53 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CB2D3D26F196/ Stephen Biddle, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses whether the costs of the war in Afghanistan outweigh the benefits for the West and highlights that maybe the situation in Pakistan is a much greater security risk. 2010-10-01 10:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CA31FD8776E0/ Ivo H. Daalder, the US Ambassador to NATO, outlines the changes in the transatlantic community with respect to the leadership that has come to Washington, as well as what has changed in terms of the leadership here in Britain and in Europe, and how that has moved NATO into a new direction. 2010-09-17 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C4FFEDD32F02/ While Wikileaks’ widely-publicised military leak has turned the media spotlight onto Pakistan, the country’s involvement in Afghanistan will come as little surprise to coalition troops. The unfavourable timing of the leak, however, together with its substantial effect on public support for the war, means that Washington must act now to bring Pakistan back onto side. 2010-07-28 10:56:49 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21E53D86601/ Europe’s resilience is being tested as internal dyamics shift and the US backs away. The UK is the best placed to ensure the maintenance of European order and security 2010-06-23 11:43:12 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4BF6B5E22D6BA/ Professor Christopher Coker explores the state of the Anglo-American Special Relationship in relation to NATO 2010-05-19 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4BF387F5BE2BA/ President Obama's re-orientation of US foreign policy towards multilateralism has not strengthened ties between Britain and the United States, according to a new YouGov public opinion survey commissioned by the Legatum Institute and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). 2010-05-18 07:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B9A677D2E3B6/ Within the next decade, European aircraft capable of delivering US nuclear weapons are due to be withdrawn from service. What are the options available to NATO in the debate over the continuance of its tactical nuclear capability? 2010-03-12 16:21:26 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B8663FC71069/ NATO’s myriad partnership programmes need to be reviewed and updated in light of the new Strategic Concept. Viewing partnership activities in terms of public goods can help NATO members forge consensus about its strategic interests and help make it an alliance for the future 2010-02-25 11:51:17 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B7A986340AD7/ Operation Moshtarak is the most important campaign in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001. Its success, however, will not be measured in military terms but in terms of public opinion, both in Helmand and the rest of Afghanistan and in the Coalition's domestic electorate. 2010-02-16 13:25:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECC6C14B07/ Enhancement of military capabilities by Arctic powers may not be the zero-sum security competition that many are suggesting 2010-01-26 11:05:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECC22399B6/ The Obama administration’s attempt to find a new location for its missiles will test Ankara’s balancing act as both a member of NATO, and an ally of Iran 2010-01-26 11:05:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EFD487DB5/ The US still houses nuclear weapons in allied European non-nuclear states. The relevance of these weapons is now under question 2009-12-16 14:36:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EF9067C80/ The development of a new strategic concept is vital to NATO’s future: the Alliance should be confident in its role as a contributor to future international security 2009-12-16 14:33:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EE82D7814/ Building up the Afghan Army is a crucial element of NATO stabilisation efforts. But this approach may be built on unsound assumptions 2009-12-16 14:28:20 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B16AE24D3A55/ President Obama aims to exert sufficient military effort to create conditions for transition. This means a dominance over the Taliban - unable to reemerge when transition takes place - together with space and capacity to train and grow the Afghan military and police security forces. 2009-12-02 18:19:05 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B13E9028766D/ What General McChrystal asked for was five more brigades - five more brigades that he can use in Kandahar, in Helmand, a couple in the north east and a training brigade. So if he gets those five brigades then he's got backing for his plan whatever the final number turns out to be 2009-11-30 15:52:32 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B12E11351443/ As President Obama announces his plans for Afghanistan, there is palpable consensus within the international community that the whole enterprise is now staring strategic defeat in the face. The next eighteen months represents the last good opportunity to put right the neglect and the mistakes of the last eight years and avert a worse crisis for us all. 2009-11-29 21:04:02 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BC7AAF396B/ Washington's newest shorthand ‘AfPak’ illustrates the regional dimension to the current conflict, but alienates friends and foes on both sides of the border 2009-11-24 11:46:54 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AF2CAD7E7536/ Reports of the United Arab Emirates entering into the advanced stages of negotiating a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with NATO comes at a time when the region continues to face threats of varying degrees, and the Atlantic alliance looks for a renewed role after celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. 2009-11-05 12:59:16 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB1EFB8B7D1/ America will increasingly have to look east and towards a rising China. NATO's new Strategic Concept must acknowledge this 2009-10-30 17:14:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AD728C432459/ General McChrystal's recent report paints a bleak picture of the Afghan war, but does it fully acknowledge the difference between insurgent activity and insurgent success? Attacks have indeed increased, but to what effect? ISAF's biggest problems are a failure to engage with an increasingly sceptical public, and the scale of corruption within the Afghan government. 2009-10-15 14:55:07 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4ACC9E5A56721/ Is Britain’s strategic posture as a global actor sustainable in the economic crisis and set against failing public support for the mission in Afghanistan? 2009-10-07 15:06:39 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AB5F6EA82143/ Dr Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, is interviewed on Channel 4's More4 News on NATO and the West's relations with Russia. He is responding to the first speech of the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 2009-09-20 10:36:30 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4A3F560F8E842/ Sovereignty over Arctic resources can be determined by existing maritime conventions, but security challenges in the region may yet suggest a role for NATO in the High North. 2009-06-22 11:02:28 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A0C42435442D/ ISAF’s Commander, General David McKiernan, was unceremoniously replaced on Monday 10 May 2009 with General Stanley McChrystal. The decision by the Obama Administration is a signal of intent to change the strategic landscape in Afghanistan and also tackles head-on the challenges that hampered ISAF’s effectiveness in the past. 2009-05-14 17:13:53 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49DF0D6463546/ Citations of RUSI expert analysis and events in the global media, March 2009. 2009-04-10 10:22:08 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49DB11644DE78/ NATO's current maritime operations are important and effective, but their scope is limited by fickle political agendas. The Alliance needs to look beyond current flashpoints to future risks and develop a new maritime strategy. 2009-04-07 09:50:07 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49D0A6015E14B/ The celebration of NATO’s sixtieth anniversary will be accompanied with renewed skepticism about the Alliance’s role and relevance. However such calls are not new, and though NATO faced a major challenge to its unity and coherence in the Bush years, the Obama Administration is breathing new life into the Alliance 2009-03-30 12:10:59 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49D0A29F1E7FF/ As NATO marks its Sixtieth anniversary, many analysts will argue that members of the Alliance have sufficiently overcome their differences to launch a new Strategic Concept. This new Concept would see a rationalisation of Europe’s military capability and would envisage a ‘minus US’ strategy for some NATO operations. 2009-03-30 11:50:23 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49CFF9763279C/ Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has launched two initiatives that would improve its relationship with countries in the Middle East. Whilst there are undoubtedly common interests on which to build, the public perception of NATO in the region leaves much to be desired. The Alliance must tread carefully if it wishes to build lasting relationships in the region. 2009-03-29 23:44:16 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49CCEA0F20F42/ This is a lousy time to be hitting sixty; and the candles on the birthday cake are as likely to be lit in response to a power cut as a celebration. Getting older is no more fun for an alliance than for its individual leaders. NATO saw in its fortieth birthday on the verge of triumphant success in the Cold War; its fiftieth as itwent into its first shooting war with a minor European country; and its sixtieth at the centre of a second shootingwar in a minor Asian country that may turn out to be its last. In the midst of global chaos caused by the collapse of traditional international structures and the major power shifts that the economic crisis is already causing, can NATO honestly look forward to a seventieth birthday in anything other than failing health? 2009-03-27 15:16:48 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49CCBF65505B6/ Christopher Coker: NATO has expanded beyond its initial notion of an Atlantic community. No longer is it delineated by the Iron Curtain, and the Alliance has resisted calls to define itself against Islamic fundamentalism. NATO still needs a new self-understanding, key to which will be a clearer sense of its relationship with Russia. 2009-03-27 12:03:55 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A49C3859F24CB6/ President Sarkozy's decision to reintegrate France fully back into NATO has caused much debate. While it may appear frivolous to foreign observers, it actually goes to the heart of French political identity. 2009-03-20 12:02:29 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A49AE5AA500071/ Afghanistan looks set to provide another difficult year for coalition troops. Worse still, it is becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan is not up to the job of extending its writ throughout all of its declared territory. 2009-03-04 10:40:39 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49A6BFC8C049B/ RUSI Occasional Paper examines the context and implications of French reintegration into NATO as suggested by President Sarkozy. 2009-02-26 16:18:45 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:N494B76B8AC75E/ As the European Union launches a counter-piracy operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR), the likelihood of an institutional ‘beauty contest’ between NATO and the EU is again in the offing. 2008-12-15 17:14:40 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N494A7D427226D/ The Europen Security Programme at RUSI, in association with the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian Embassies in London, hosted a Baltic Security Dialogue on 10 December 2008. 2008-12-10 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C492691049A922/ The European Union is set to launch its first naval operation off the coast of Somalia. A number of operational and legal challenges will have to be confronted. 2008-11-21 10:49:15 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48FF51B4BDA34/ Speaking at RUSI earlier this week, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General John Cradock outlined how NATO is managing its procedural and strategic challenges. He argued that success is within the alliance’s reach if it can develop a comprehensive, integrated and flexible approach and the necessary political will. 2008-10-22 17:18:40 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48D3BEA78B2D3/ Despite operations in Afghanistan, the NATO Secretary General confirmed to a RUSI audience that the alliance has no ambition to become a global policeman. Events in the Caucasus have helped put this fact into perspective. 2008-09-19 16:03:22 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48A3FDC319A3B/ Georgia’s ‘mini war’ may be over, but its implications will reverberate for years to come. Russian-Western relations will nosedive, and the East Europeans will push both NATO and the EU into adopting more hostile policies towards Russia. The US will also start to take the Russian challenge more seriously. A new ‘Cold War’ is not inevitable, but a hostile climate in East-West relations is now a certainty. 2008-08-14 10:42:32 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C483D752727A12/ Passage taken from the joint RUSI Transatlantic and European Security Programme study entitled 'NATO's Strategic and Operational Challenges'. 2008-05-28 16:26:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4832FE3F8F8A4/ The Royal United Services Institute, in association with the Royal Danish Embassy in London, hosted a discussion dialogue on “Rethinking European Security Architectures?” on the 19 May 2008. 2008-05-19 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C47DAC6B0B98CE/ A speech by Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Secretary General, NATO, 1999-2003) at the launch of Whitehall Paper 68 ‘Preventing War in Macedonia: Pre-emptive diplomacy in the 21st Century’. 2008-03-14 18:48:15 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N47EB82187AF37/ NATO's continued commitment to security in the Balkans formed part of a three-conference programme organised by RUSI ahead of the next NATO summit in Bucharest. 2008-03-03 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N473D97DE09A69/ The European Security Programme held in February 2008 a seminar in Paris on France's developing security and foreign policy objectives. 2008-02-14 13:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4587FDAF90819/ 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. 2006-12-19 14:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/monitor/ref:A473DB5CE6A93A/ This article details the co-operation between Czech and Slovak weapons of mass destruction experts and Greek planners for the Athens Olympics. 2004-07-01 15:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a7afb0c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a8d1deb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ba46b5b/ Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher raise the alarm over developments in NATO policy on nuclear wea 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79b9746b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79d2216b/ At its Prague Summit in November 2002 NATO will address the thorny issue of enlargement. What it is 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79f09acb/ The issue before NATO’s Prague summit in November is no longer whether a NATO enlargement will take 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79d7edcb/ Dr Jamie Shea, NATO Director of Information and Press, mounts a robust defence of the Alliance in th 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7972bdab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78ce2f5c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78bc0c7c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f77ab492b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75a6401b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f74c555bb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C86BE54926C/ Post 9/11 NATO initiated a transformation process that would have profound consequences for its role as a collective defence organization, including its relations with the United Nations’ system of collective security. 2004-06-10 15:10:45 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C86BE54926C/ Post 9/11 NATO initiated a transformation process that would have profound consequences for its role as a collective defence organization, including its relations with the United Nations’ system of collective security. 2004-06-10 15:10:45 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C868974444D/ Alliances are less weighty, less solid than in the past. There is little point in bemoaning the fact: NATO is a product of our liquid times. 2004-06-10 14:56:39 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ea15e1c/ Any attempt to define or even discuss the nature of future warfighting depends upon timeframe and perspective. 2003-10-06 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ea15e1c/ Any attempt to define or even discuss the nature of future warfighting depends upon timeframe and perspective. 2003-10-06 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea88c490/ NATO continues to value the role that nuclear weapons play in preserving peace and security. 2002-08-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea789324/ Russia, United States, Intelligence, NATO, missile defence 2001-07-01 09:00:00