TRACKING NATO SPENDING

Trackers and Data Visualizations

Jun 20, 2025

NATO Defense Spending Tracker

The Transatlantic Security Initiative’s NATO defense spending tracker delves into data and figures to analyze current defense spending trends.

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FEATURED READING

Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

Fast Thinking Jun 25, 2025

Trump warmed to NATO at The Hague. But what about Ukraine?

By Atlantic Council

Allies reiterated their commitment to collective defense. But absent from the communiqué was any mention of how Russia’s war against Ukraine should end.
Europe & Eurasia NATO
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

New Atlanticist Jun 25, 2025

Experts react: NATO allies agreed to a 5 percent defense spending target in a low-drama summit. Now what?

By Atlantic Council experts

The Alliance summit was notable for what was said and done, especially about defense spending—but also for what was left off the agenda.
Europe & Eurasia NATO
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

Inflection Points Jun 24, 2025

Dispatch from The Hague: How Trump can build on his Middle East success with NATO

By Frederick Kempe

As the Alliance summit begins, the US president can already justifiably trumpet three major achievements in the Middle East. Will he add one more in Europe?
Conflict Europe & Eurasia
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

New Atlanticist Jun 23, 2025

Expect NATO’s new spending pledge to be overshadowed by weakening US commitment and inaction on Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski, Ryan Arick

The Hague summit will ultimately be defined by what the US president communicates about his commitment to transatlantic security and what NATO allies do to support Ukraine.
Defense Policy NATO
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

New Atlanticist Jun 20, 2025

What counts as ‘defense’ in NATO’s potential 5 percent spending goal?

By John R. Deni, Ryan Arick

The Alliance must ensure that “defense related” items truly contribute to collective defense as it plans its new, larger spending goal.
Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

Issue Brief Jun 5, 2025

Immediate steps that Europe can take to enhance its role in NATO defense

By Franklin D. Kramer, Kristen Taylor

As NATO members gather in the Hague amid uncertainty about US commitment to the continent and concerns about Russia’s military rebuilding, what can European nations do to deter and, if necessary, defeat threats from Moscow?
Europe & Eurasia NATO
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

New Atlanticist Jun 5, 2025

What explains the transatlantic rift? It’s all about threat perception.

By Jason Davidson

NATO allies’ differing threat perceptions provide the backdrop for what could be a contentious summit in The Hague this month.
Defense Industry Defense Policy
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

Issue Brief Jun 2, 2025

For NATO in 2027, European leadership will be key to deterrence against Russia

By Scott Lee, Andrew Michta, Peter Jones, and Lisa Bembenick

NATO lacks the operational integration, logistics, and joint force capabilities needed to quickly counter Russian mass and tempo near its borders. With the United States increasingly focused elsewhere, how can the Alliance retain military superiority in 2027 without overreliance on US military might?
Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia
Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

Issue Brief Mar 31, 2025

Why NATO’s Defence Planning Process will transform the Alliance for decades to come

By Angus Lapsley and Pierre Vandier

NATO’s successes over the last seventy-six years are the result of constant adaptation, and the Alliance is now going through its most profound changes since the end of the Cold War.
Europe & Eurasia International Organizations

FEATURED EVENTS

Online Event Fri, June 20, 2025 • 4:00 pm ET

Sweden’s foreign minister on the 2025 NATO Summit agenda

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard joins the Atlantic Council to discuss the NATO Summit and the future of transatlantic relations.
Europe & Eurasia NATO Northern Europe Politics & Diplomacy
Online Event Tue, June 10, 2025 • 12:00 pm ET

Senator Jeanne Shaheen on Russia’s war and The Hague summit

Shaheen joins Punchbowl News’ Andrew Desiderio for a conversation on the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague and US policy on Russia and Ukraine.
Conflict International Organizations NATO
Public Event Wed, May 14, 2025 • 9:30 am ET

Navigating a new era of NATO

A discussion on navigating a new era of NATO in today’s shifting geopolitical environment.
Europe & Eurasia NATO Security & Defense United States and Canada

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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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Content

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2022

Russian War Report: Additional units from Georgian breakaway regions join Russian offensive

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

Soldiers from the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia are confirmed to be providing military support for Russian forces in Ukraine.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Mar 27, 2022

Nikoladze piece on cybersecurity export controls on Russia’s tech sector featured in National Interest

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

Britain Debrief

Mar 26, 2022

#BritainDebrief – What’s the Future of Russia and its War? A Debrief from Dmitri Alperovitch

By Ben Judah

Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviews Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator think tank and the Co-Founder of Crowdstrike, to learn more about under what circumstances Russia would retreat from Ukraine. How will the Russian political system change in response to a retreat? Would Putin's rule be threatened by a tactical defeat in Ukraine?

Conflict Cybersecurity

In the News

Mar 26, 2022

Sales quoted in The Wall Street Journal on financial obstacles on the US and EU amidst Russia sanctions

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 25, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford debate European defense and the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

On March 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford where they discussed European defense initiatives and whether an early peace deal between Russia and Ukraine would do more harm than good.

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2022

Zelenskyy’s chief of staff: Ukraine needs ‘more bravery’ from NATO

By Dan Peleschuk

In this exclusive Atlantic Council event, Andriy Yermak called for more weapons, wider sanctions against Russia, and a tougher global stance against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 25, 2022

Pavel in NBC News on Biden’s trip to Poland

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel emphasizes the importance of Biden’s recent trip to Poland amidst the invasion of Ukraine.

Conflict Migration

In the News

Mar 24, 2022

Sales in The Hill: Turn up the economic heat on Putin

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 24, 2022

Central Bank Digital Currency tracker cited in Brookings on the impacts of a digital dollar

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 24, 2022

‘All options are on the table’ for eastern flank, says US Permanent Representative to NATO 

By Katherine Golden

At an Atlantic Council Front Page event, Julianne Smith laid out ways the United States and its allies can face up to Russia and strengthen European security.

Conflict Crisis Management
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Experts

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Denise Forsthuber

Deputy Director, Strategic Engagement and Operations

Europe Center Transform Europe Initiative

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Fellow

Daniel Fried

Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative Eurasia Center

Eastern Europe Democratic Transitions

Staff

Markus Garlauskas

Director

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management Indo-Pacific

Fellow

Paul R.S. Gebhard

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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AM Sir Christopher Harper, KBE, RAF (Ret.)

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

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Lisa Homel

Associate Director

Europe Center

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia
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