Security and defense are back at the center of European politics. Russia’s war in Ukraine, an unsettled transatlantic bargain, and rapid technological change have forced governments to rethink deterrence, rearmament, and the alliances that keep the peace. This hub is the gateway to analysis across the security and defense agenda: NATO deterrence and posture, regional security from the Baltic to the Black Sea, defense innovation and industrial capacity, and the defense spending needed to sustain it. NATO deterrence now rests on credible forces along the eastern flank, and defense innovation is reshaping how those forces fight. Fellows and analysts, including specialists in defense and military affairs, assess force structure, defense spending, and burden-sharing across Washington and European capitals. Explore expert analysis and commentary spanning NATO, regional security, and the defense of the Euro-Atlantic community.
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July 20, 2018
Defending Europe
France spends more on defense than Russia. Admittedly, the numbers are a bit misleading. The Kremlin probably under-reports its spending. And its $55.3 billion stretches further than France’s $56.3 billion.
July 2, 2018
Revisiting the “Open Letter” to Obama in the Era of Trump
In fact, people have been worrying about Kremlin revisionism and mischief since the 1990s. Another error is to assume that Donald Trump’s surprise election victory in 2016 undermined a previously solid European security order. True, the U.S. president’s reported off-the-cuff remarks can sound alarmingly ill-informed: “NATO is as bad as NAFTA;” the European Union was created […]
June 25, 2018
A U.S.-Russia Summit?
The impending Trump-Putin summit gives Atlanticists the jitters. Meeting the leader of the free world should be a reward for good behavior; the Russian leader has done nothing to deserve it. On current form, a showy deal—a new Yalta, some fear—could trade security (and allies) for nebulous pledges. Putting those gloomy thoughts aside, ponder possible […]
May 24, 2018
Is there an Atlantic divide?
Taking stock of the Central European debate
May 24, 2018
The Road to Brussels, Via Bucharest
A united and coherent approach to NATO’s eastern flank has been on Romania’s foreign policy agenda for several years. Now it’s finally taking shape.
May 8, 2018
Make NATO Great Again
On the road to Brussels, Washington should make an appeal to the German people.
April 30, 2018
Shell Game
It is time to shine the light on Russian dark money.
April 25, 2018
NATO Defends Independence
NATO’s core mission of strengthening the security of each CEE state is as vital today as defending Western Europe was during the Cold War.
April 2, 2018
Time for a Financial Detox
The synchronized expulsion of diplomats in the past two weeks marks a new level in the outside world’s impatience with the Kremlin.