NATO and Military Alliances
Alliances are a critical part of the Western way of war and an enduring source of strength. Our research examines the detail behind alliances’ success or failure.
If NATO, the Five Eyes intelligence community, the Five Power Defence Agreement, the Commonwealth and other alliances sit at the heart of any UK defence philosophy, why is so little attention paid to them between periodic defence reviews? And, conversely, if the current set of partnerships are deemed to be sufficient, why has there been a significant growth in new alliance structures and arrangements over the past decade?
Understanding the dynamics of alliances and partnerships is essential if we are to grasp how these agreements, which sit at the heart of national assumptions on defence and security, will need to evolve in the future.
Our research and commentary considers the role and impact of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and assesses the effectiveness of such military alliances in the modern world.
Our experts
Ed Arnold
Senior Research Fellow, European Security
International Security
Rachel Ellehuus
RUSI Director-General
Senior Management
Paul O’Neill CBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow
Fellows
Lieutenant General Sir Nick Borton KCB DSO MBE
RUSI Distinguished Fellow
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE DL
Distinguished Fellow
Sir David Capewell KCB OBE
Distinguished Fellow
Vice Admiral Patrick Chevallereau
Distinguished Fellow
Eleanor Fairhurst
Associate Fellow
Dr Alexander Gilder
Associate Fellow
Professor Beatrice Heuser
Senior Associate Fellow
Vice Admiral Peter Hudson
Distinguished Fellow
Will Jessett CBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow
Peter Jones CMG
Distinguished Fellow; Former COO and Director-General, FCDO
His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Jerry Kyd KBE
Distinguished Fellow
Ewan Lawson
Associate Fellow
Dr Peter Layton
Associate Fellow
Dr Andrew Monaghan
Senior Associate Fellow; Founding Director, Russia Research Network
Professor Emma Parry
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow
Air Chief Marshal Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL
Distinguished Fellow
Professor Peter Roberts
Senior Associate Fellow
Natia Seskuria
Associate Fellow; Founder and Executive Director of RISS
Jim Townsend
Senior Associate Fellow; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy
