TRACKING NATO SPENDING

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Jun 20, 2025

NATO Defense Spending Tracker

By 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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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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In the News

Aug 29, 2023

Rich Outzen quoted by Menekse Tokyay for Arab News (Saudi Arabia) in article on US-TR military exercises

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Aug 28, 2023

Townsend featured in Central European Times arguing that Poland’s purchase of Apache helicopters is a good and sensible investment

By James J. Townsend Jr.

On August 28, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior advisor Jim Townsend was quoted in Central European Times arguing that Poland’s purchase of Apache helicopters is a good and sensible investment. 

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Scorecard

Aug 28, 2023

Scowcroft scorecard: NATO’s Vilnius communiqué embarks on a new era of deterrence, but punts on key decisions

By Atlantic Council

During the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, heads of state and government issued a 90-paragraph communiqué, outlining key priorities for NATO in the coming term. Did allies succeed in addressing today’s threats while accounting for tomorrow’s challenges? Experts from the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative weigh in on the Summit declaration.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 25, 2023

Brzezinski in Tekniikka&Talous on strategic importance of the Suwalki corridor

By Ian Brzezinski

On August 25, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was mentioned in Tekniikka&Talous, adressing strategic importance of the Suwalki corridor (text in Finnish). 

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In the News

Aug 22, 2023

Brzezinski in The Washington Post on a potential NATO exercise at the Suwalki Gap

By Ian Brzezinski

On August 22, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski and his recent article for the New Atlanticist regarding a potential NATO exercise at the Suwalki Gap were mentioned in The New York Times.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 22, 2023

Brzezinski in The Washington Post on strategic importance of the Suwalki corridor and a potential NATO exercise

By Ian Brzezinski

On August 22, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski and his recent article for the New Atlanticist regarding a potential NATO exercise at the Suwalki Gap were mentioned in The Washington Post.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2023

Germany should create a new stereotype for itself: ‘Team power’

By Roderick Parkes and Benjamin Tallis

Berlin needs an approach that addresses allies’ concerns, plays to Germany’s strengths, and represents something Germans can get behind.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia
Moscow, Russia.- In the photos taken on May 9, 2022, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, attended a military parade as part of the 77th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2023

What the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact tells us about today’s war in Ukraine

By Ann Marie Dailey

Putin's rehabilitation of the Nazi-Soviet pact shows that only credible security guarantees will protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 19, 2023

Feldman-Piltch featured on CNBC on why Ukraine wants more Western-made weapons

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On August 19, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch was interviewed on CNBC, where she discussed why Ukraine wants more Western-made weapons to aid in the ongoing war. She explained what Ukraine needs to experience a large breakthrough on the battlefield and offered opportunities for additional support from United States and its European […]

Defense Technologies Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 18, 2023

Rethinking Stability: Key findings and actionable recommendations

By Will Bennett, Riccardo Vinci, Anca Agachi, and Leah Scheunemann

Based on five private dialogues on three continents, in-depth desk and country research, and discussions with circa 1000 policy makers, academics, practitioners, and conflict-affected citizens, this final paper sets out the project’s key lessons and suggests actionable recommendations for how the field of stabilization can improve.

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