NATO at 75

Celebrating NATO’s legacy on the road to the Washington Summit

Explore the Atlantic Council’s events and expert commentary on all things NATO as we celebrate seventy-five years of the world’s strongest military alliance.

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The Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, shapes and influences the debate on the greatest security challenges facing the North Atlantic Alliance and its key partners.

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UkraineAlert

Apr 15, 2024

Organizing for victory

By Ben Hodges

In the escalating struggle against Putin's Russia, Iran, and China, The West needs a return to the clarity of Churchill and Roosevelt, who communicated clear strategic priorities to the public, industry, and the military, writes Ben Hodges.

Conflict Defense Industry

In the News

Apr 9, 2024

Norrlöf op-ed re-published by The Taipei Times on NATO anniversary and its role for US interests and leadership

Read the full op-ed here.

NATO United States and Canada

Issue Brief

Apr 5, 2024

Accelerating transatlantic defense innovation in an era of strategic competition

By John T. Watts

NATO’s warfighting edge will not be sufficient for the transatlantic community to weather today’s military and geopolitical realities.

Defense Technologies NATO

Inflection Points Today

Apr 4, 2024

Fighting history’s ‘blind tides’

By Frederick Kempe

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, heed the wise words of President Harry S. Truman. The risks of inaction are greater than those of action.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Apr 3, 2024

NATO at 75: The Alliance’s future lies in Ukraine’s victory against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

As NATO turns seventy-five, the Alliance’s future as a credible deterrent hinges on whether it is successful in helping Ukraine defeat Russia.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Apr 3, 2024

Norrlöf op-ed re-published by The Japan Times on NATO anniversary and its role for US interests and leadership

Read the full op-ed here.

NATO United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 3, 2024

Norrlöf op-ed re-published by Kyiv Independent on NATO anniversary and its role for US interests and leadership

Read the full op-ed here.

NATO United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 2, 2024

Norrlöf op-ed published in Project Syndicate on NATO anniversary and its role for US interests and leadership

Read the full op-ed here.

NATO United States and Canada

UkraineAlert

Mar 28, 2024

Putin adds Islamist terror to the list of absurd excuses for Ukraine invasion

By Peter Dickinson

In addition to imaginary NATO threats and phantom fascists, Putin has now added Islamist terrorism to the expanding list of absurd excuses for the invasion of Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 21, 2024

Russian victory in Ukraine would leave Europe at Putin’s mercy

By Mykola Bielieskov

A Russian victory in Ukraine would reinvigorate Putin's war machine and leave much of Europe at the mercy of the Kremlin, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

Conflict Defense Industry

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