Transatlantic Security Initiative Commentary & Analysis

All timely commentary & analysis

In the News

Mar 17, 2021

Brzezinski quoted in Defense News: Ukraine should look to US for air defenses, improved air force, says former defense adviser

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski was quoted in Defense News on the importance of expanding American military exercises in Ukraine, and the need for the United States to provide more for military assistance to Ukraine.

European Union NATO

NATO 20/2020

Mar 16, 2021

Revitalize NATO’s grand strategy: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Ambassador Timo Koster and Ivanka Barzashka

Collective strategic analysis is the pathway to a more inclusive, transparent, and systematic process for creating NATO’s next strategic concept.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Mar 10, 2021

McInnis quoted in McClatchy on National Guard at Capitol

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense and Transatlantic Security Initiative Non-resident Senior Fellow Kathleen McInnis was quoted in a piece on National Guard deployment to the Capitol following the insurrection in January.

Defense Policy United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2021

Why NATO should adopt a feminist foreign policy

By Gabriela R. A. Doyle, Madeline Olden, Leah Sheunemann, and Christopher Skaluba

As an alliance, NATO plays an important role in advancing equity within foreign policy. When NATO foreign ministers meet later in March, they should take the natural next steps toward adopting a feminist foreign policy.

NATO Resilience

NATO 20/2020

Mar 9, 2021

Set NATO’s sights on the High North: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By James Danoy and Marisol Maddox

Security in the Arctic is waiting on no one. NATO needs a strategy for defense and deterrence in the High North before it is outflanked.

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2021

It’s time to change the way we talk about women in conflicts

By Aude Darnal

There's a disconnect between rhetoric and reality when it comes to women's roles in peacebuilding and development projects because the discussion about women overwhelmingly focuses on them as victims of conflict and political violence without also recognizing them as participants in it. That’s a problem.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2021

A three-step plan for reviving the transatlantic alliance

By Edward Fishman, Mark Simakovsky

Reviving the transatlantic partnership will require more than the traditional close diplomacy, warm rhetoric, and lofty white papers. It will demand bold action that proves the United States and Europe can still accomplish major feats together.

Coronavirus Digital Policy

NATO 20/2020

Mar 2, 2021

Put NATO back in the narrative: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initative

NATO can recapture the imagination of allied publics by telling its own story better and in new ways to new audiences.

Europe & Eurasia Media

NATO 20/2020

Feb 24, 2021

Reimagine the Washington Treaty: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Damon Wilson and Will O’Brien

Reexamining NATO’s founding charter can be an exercise in creating an Alliance fit for a new geopolitical era.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

NATO 20/2020

Feb 16, 2021

Disband the NATO Response Force: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initiative

Replacing the NRF with a plug-and-play interoperability model increases the chance that NATO will employ its high-readiness forces.

Crisis Management Defense Policy
Load More