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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In the News

Feb 22, 2024

Wechsler quoted in Al Jazeera on Trump suggesting he would encourage Russian invasion of US allies

By Atlantic Council

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia

Issue Brief

Feb 21, 2024

NATO multidomain operations: Near- and medium-term priority initiatives

By Franklin D. Kramer, Ann Marie Dailey, Joslyn Brodfuehrer

How can NATO improve its ability to fight as a multination coalition? These seven initiatives for NATO to take over the next five years can help.

Defense Policy Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Feb 21, 2024

What I heard in Munich: Europe gets a brutal awakening

By Anna Wieslander

Fear loomed that next year, Europe would be squeezed between a fascist Russia and an undependable United States—a Europe that would be pretty much on its own.

Europe & Eurasia Germany

Inflection Points

Feb 20, 2024

Dispatch from Munich: The lessons of appeasement for US lawmakers withholding support for Ukraine

By Frederick Kempe

The lesson of Munich, then and now, is that the cost of countering a despot will only grow.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Feb 17, 2024

Braw quoted by The Guardian on sanctions against Russia

By Elisabeth Braw

On February 17, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was quoted by The Guardian on sanctions against Russia.

NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 17, 2024

Skaluba quoted by Foreign Policy on aid to Ukraine

By Christopher Skaluba

On February 17, Transatlantic Security Initiative director Christopher Skaluba was quoted in Foreign Policy discussing aid to Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Feb 16, 2024

Kroenig interviewed in La Stampa on why NATO allies should increase defense spending

On February 12, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was interviewed in La Stampa, where he argued that European countries with advanced economies need to ensure they are at or above NATO’s defense spending target of two percent of GDP.

NATO Security & Defense

Atlantic Debrief

Feb 16, 2024

#AtlanticDebrief – What are Poland’s priorities for Europe? | A Debrief from Michał Kobosko MP

Warsaw Office Director Aaron Korewa sits down with Chairman of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Sejm Michał Kobosko MP to discuss Poland’s geopolitical priorities and outlook for the transatlantic relationship.

European Union NATO

In the News

Feb 15, 2024

Wieslander interviewed in Times Radio

On Friday, February 15, Anna Wieslander, director for Northern Europe was interviewed by Times Radio. Following Navalnys death, Ms. Wieslander gave her impressions of Yulia Navalnaya’s speech at the Munich Security Conference and how it framed the discussions on Russia and its war on Ukraine. She also commented on the fragile post-war transatlantic consensus and the urgent […]

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 15, 2024

Braw interviewed by Carnegie Europe on defense spending

By Elisabeth Braw

On February 15, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was featured on Carnegie Europe’s content series discussing military spending in Europe.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

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