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Jun 20, 2025

NATO Defense Spending Tracker

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Kristen Taylor

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

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Sep 2, 2014

Brattberg: “NATO is Essential to Europe’s Security”

By Erik Brattberg

US News and World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on President Obama’s visit to Estonia ahead of the NATO Summit in Wales:

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In the News

Sep 2, 2014

Benitez on the Likelihood of NATO Reform

By Jorge Benitez

Politico quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on the upcoming NATO Summit in Wales:

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In the News

Sep 1, 2014

Brattberg on Russia’s Call for Ceasefire in Ukraine

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins CTV to discuss Russian interference in Ukraine ahead of the NATO Summit: Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Sep 1, 2014

Saab on UAE Participation in NATO Summit

By Bilal Y. Saab

The National quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on how the NATO Summit presents an opportunity for the Alliance to forge a stronger relationship with the United Arab Emirates: 

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 1, 2014

Brattberg: Why President Obama’s Visit to Estonia Really Matters

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for the Huffington Post on President Obama’s visit to Estonia ahead of the NATO Summit in Wales:

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove and Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés, July 2, 2014

NATOSource

Sep 1, 2014

Special Summit Series: Spain, Portugal, and NATO

By Jorge Benitez

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen described the Russia/Ukraine crisis as “the gravest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War.”

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In the News

Sep 1, 2014

Pavel on Issues Facing NATO

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on what issues are likely to top the agenda at this year’s NATO Summit:

NATO Security & Defense

Article

Aug 31, 2014

Three Critical Tests for NATO Leaders in Wales

By Nicholas Burns

Ukraine, the Middle East and Afghanistan test alliance’s future, writes Nicholas Burns When allied leaders meet in Wales at the end of this week, they will confront three critical tests for Nato’s future. Given all that has happened in the past half-year alone, these three challenges – Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, the disastrous unravelling […]

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 31, 2014

Kramer on What to Expect at the NATO Summit

By Franklin Kramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin Kramer joins Defense News to discuss what issues are likely to top the agenda at this year’s NATO Summit: 

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New Atlanticist

Aug 29, 2014

Ambassador Matthew Bryza on President Obama’s Estonia Visit

By New Atlanticist

Ahead of the NATO Summit next week, President Barack Obama will visit Estonia to reassure Baltic allies of US support amid Russian aggression in Ukraine. In Tallinn, President Obama is to meet the presidents of all three Baltic states: Estonia’s Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Latvia’s Andris Berzins, and Lithuania’s Dalia Grybauskaite.

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