Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine proves that it is not just a threat to, but an active spoiler of European security and stability. Russia, however, is not the only challenge to Euro-Atlantic security, which complicates a longer-term response to Moscow’s reckless assault on the…

Corruption undermines national institutions that are critical to administering states, endangering national stability and deepening international differences. It enables terrorist and criminal networks both by providing vehicles for these groups to finance their operations and by weakening the hand…

While Russia’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy, notably the unprovoked full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, is the principal threat to Allied peace and security today, terrorism remains the main asymmetrical threat. Terrorism has been a key challenge for Allies since the al-Qaeda…

The emergence of new trading powers and particularly China has fomented new tensions in the international trading system. At the same time, Russia, a declining and high disruptive country, poses grave and more immediate challenges. These tensions are largely driven by disagreements over which norms…

EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION OF THE WESTERN BALKANS: PROTRACTED CHALLENGES, NEW REALITIES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

The future is fraught with uncertainties and envisioning the future of warfare is a difficult task, particularly as warfare is shaped by geopolitical, societal, technological, economic, environmental and military trends. Too many analyses focus on the issues of today and do not include the…

NATO’s new Strategic Concept has highlighted the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Allied security and endorsed the growing collaboration with like-minded partners in the region. This partnership is becoming increasingly important today as the world’s geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting…

From wildfires to floods, the immediate impact of climate change is being increasingly felt in the Alliance. These extreme weather events are among some of the most visible manifestations of climate change. They are having devastating effects on the Alliance’s civil security by rendering critical…

Today, the critical infrastructures of NATO Member States and its partners face a rising and unprecedented wave of malicious cyber activities with destabilising and devastating consequences. Public and private entities indispensable to the functioning, well-being and cohesion of Allied societies…

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The rise of cyber operations - both below and above the threshold of war - raises significant questions about the future of Allied security, and of warfare more broadly. As NATO’s new Strategic Concept states: “Cyberspace is contested at all times.” The cyber challenge facing Allies today, the…