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Essays on the Alliance’s future

NATO’s seventy-fifth anniversary is a milestone in a remarkable story of reinvention, adaptation, and unity. However, as the Alliance seeks to secure its future for the next seventy-five years, it faces revanchist old rivals, escalating strategic competition, and uncertainties over the future of the rules-based international order. 

With partners and allies turning attention from celebrations to challenges, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative invited contributors to engage with the most pressing concerns ahead of the historic Washington summit and chart a path for the Alliance’s future. This series features seven essays focused on concrete issues that NATO must address at the Washington summit and five essays that examine longer-term challenges the Alliance must confront to ensure transatlantic security. 

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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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New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2024

How NATO can prove its enduring relevance at the Washington summit

By Giedrimas Jeglinskas

Allies must do more to augment Ukraine’s warfighting capabilities and bring it into the Alliance, as well as boost their own spending on defense.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 9, 2024

Townsend in the Chinese version of the Wall Street Journal on Biden’s health and performance during the NATO Summit

By James J. Townsend Jr.

On July 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in the Chinese version of the Wall Street Journal on Joe Biden’s health and his performance at the NATO Summit in Washington.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Inflection Points Today

Jul 9, 2024

Putin, Xi, Orbán, and Modi provide a disturbing backdrop to the start of the NATO Summit

By Frederick Kempe

The split screens haunting the NATO Summit include a deadly attack on a children’s hospital and meetings with autocrats in Moscow and Beijing.

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jul 9, 2024

Brzezinski featured in AP News on NATO Summit deliverables

By Ian Brzezinski

On July 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in AP News discussing NATO Summit deliverables and the impact the Summit will have on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

NATO United States and Canada

In the News

Jul 9, 2024

Dahl in Dagens Industri on NATO Summit

By Ann-Sofie Dahl

On July 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ann-Sofie Dahl was quoted in Dagens Industri discussing President Joe Biden’s performance in the NATO Summit.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 9, 2024

Kroenig appeared on BBC News to discuss the NATO Summit agenda

On July 9, Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center, appeared on BBC News, where he spoke on the priorities for the Alliance amid the Washington Summit, noting the challenges in defense and deterrence, Ukraine’s bridge to NATO membership, and the dilemma of burden-sharing.

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jul 8, 2024

Turkey’s emerging and disruptive technologies capacity and NATO: Defense policy, prospects, and limitations

By Can Kasapoğlu and Sine Özkaraşahin

An issue brief exploring Turkey's defense technological ecosystem and leveraging its capabilities for the benefit of NATO.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jul 8, 2024

From blueprints to battlefields: How to ensure NATO’s future readiness

By Luka Ignac

NATO’s success hinges on allies’ ability to verify readiness, overcome capability gaps, revitalize the transatlantic defense industrial base, and integrate national defense plans with NATO defense plans.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 8, 2024

Deni in Defense News on the NATO Summit deliverables

By John R. Deni

On July 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow John Deni was featured in Defense News discussing NATO Summit deliverables.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Jul 8, 2024

Townsend quoted in Aftenposten on the Washington Summit

By James J. Townsend Jr.

On July 8, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Aftenposten on the NATO Summit currently taking place in Washington.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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