Security & Defense

Romania and Bulgaria to Host Greater NATO Presence in the Black Sea Region

By Ana Maria Touma, Balkan Insight

NATO member state officials meeting in Brussels agreed to boost the alliance’s military presence along its entire eastern flank from Bulgaria to the Baltics.

Trump Does Not Understand NATO and is a Threat to its Survival

By Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact

[Donald] Trump argued other NATO countries had to “fulfill their obligations” to receive the United States’ military aid. Asked to clarify what would happen to countries who hadn’t paid, he demurred.

NATO Head Rebuts Trump Claims on Spending

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization rebutted claims by Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump that the alliance has increased spending in response to his critique.

Turkey Calls for End to NATO’s Migrant Mission in Aegean

By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold, Reuters

Turkey is seeking an end to NATO’s counter-migration mission in the Aegean Sea and it is telling the U.S.-led alliance that the sharp drop in refugees trying to get to Greece means there is no longer a need for warships to patrol its coast.

Defining an Arctic Strategy

National security and climate change makes it imperative for the United States to develop the strategic infrastructure needed to play a key leadership role.

Bolstering Nordic Defense

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 26, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a public discussion on “Bolstering Nordic Defense” at the Army Navy Club. The event served as the release of the Atlantic Council’s new issue brief: The Future of US-Swedish Defense Cooperation.

More Proof Ukraine is Changing: Opaque Defense Sector Embraces Reform

By Oksana Bedratenko

In December 2015, the anticorruption watchdog Transparency International warned that Ukraine’s defense sector faces “a high risk of corruption.” TI named the country’s opaque procurement process as the highest-risk area for corruption. Assessing the defense spheres of NATO members and partner states, TI gave Ukraine a D on an A to F scale, primarily for […]