LOOK BACK ON THE WASHINGTON SUMMIT

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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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Issue Brief

Dec 2, 2024

Why NATO’s reaction force needs to be rapid to be relevant

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

If Russia were to attempt to overrun a Baltic nation, does NATO have the forces ready to react immediately? An air-transportable force NATO fielded a generation ago provides a good model for this generation's crises.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 21, 2024

How Europe can save NATO

By Hans Binnendijk, Timo S. Koster

By the June 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, European allies must make real progress in taking on more of the defense burden on the continent.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Transcript

Nov 21, 2024

Congressman Michael McCaul on why a deal with Russia on Ukraine must have ‘enforcement’

McCaul addressed the threat that Russian aggression poses to US interests, highlighting Moscow’s expanding alliances with North Korea, Iran, and China.

Conflict Crisis Management

UkraineAlert

Nov 18, 2024

Imposing neutrality on Ukraine will not stop Putin or bring peace to Europe

By Mykola Bielieskov

Imposing neutrality on Ukraine will not bring about a durable peace in Europe. On the contrary, it would leave Ukraine at Putin’s mercy and set the stage for a new Russian invasion, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Nov 14, 2024

Elisabeth Braw featured in BBC Radio on the incoming Trump administration

By Elisabeth Braw

On November 14, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw featured in The Briefing Room on BBC Radio discussing the incoming Trump administration.

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

TURKEYSource

Nov 13, 2024

Quiet before the storm: Is a new maritime security order taking shape in the Black Sea region?

By Serhat Güvenç

While Turkey and Europe have their own maritime strategies for the Black Sea, finding ways of cooperation is critical to counter Russia's maritime power.

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 8, 2024

Rich Outzen joins TRT World’s Strait Talk panel to discuss US elections and foreign policy

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Nov 7, 2024

Khakova quoted in Radio France International on Biden’s final push to supply US aid to Ukraine

By Olga Khakova

Conflict NATO Partnerships

In the News

Nov 7, 2024

Wieslander on Swedish Radio

On November 7, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was interviewed on Swedish Radio regarding Trump’s claim that he will resolve the war in Ukraine within 24 hours if elected president. However, she warns that a quick peace in Ukraine could have catastrophic consequences.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Nov 7, 2024

Brzezinski in TVP World on Trump’s foreign policy

By Ian Brzezinski

On November 7, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Ian Brzezinski was interviewed in TVP World discussing Trump’s foreign policy and potential scenarios for Ukraine and NATO.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

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Events