As 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), this draft general report takes stock of the progress achieved in advancing the implementation of the resolution in the Euro-Atlantic area and beyond…

One of the highlights of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s March 2018 State of the Nation address was the presentation of two new nuclear delivery systems, which, he claimed, could evade US anti-ballistic missile defences. About 1 ½ years later, on 27 December 2019, Russia announced that Avangard…

[...] Today, NATO’s DCB initiative is an integral part of the core of NATO’s cooperative security outreach with partners. The programme allows NATO Allies to focus on working very closely with select partners to make their defence institutions, forces and capabilities stronger and more resilient.…

Clear messaging from policy declarations and actions signal Moscow is doing its best to assert Russia’s power in a multipolar world. Increasing Russian national levers of power will permit Russia to counterbalance US power in the Euro-Atlantic and beyond. Understood in Russian strategic policy…

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic which was first identified in China in late 2019 has expanded to touch nearly every corner of the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The speed and the scale of the virus’ global spread have been…

The contemporary global liberal order, established in the aftermath of World War II, and the values of individual liberty, democracy, human rights and rule of law that underpin it have formed the foundation of the Alliance since its creation. Using its expanding military capabilities, economic…

Despite significant efforts to stabilise the Sahel region, which stretches from Mauritania to Sudan and is home to 150 million people the security situation there is deteriorating. Insecurity is escalating and spreading across porous borders with dramatic repercussions for the region’s inhabitants…

In the almost two decades since the end of the large-scale use of force to change the territorial political reality in the Western Balkans, much has been accomplished. The majority of the states of the former Yugoslavia are now firmly entrenched in the Euro-Atlantic institutions. With the exception…

  This DSCFC report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Defence and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.   Recent NATO summits have outlined a series of initiatives designed to respond to a growing set of challenges…

Joint NATO PA / DCAF Study Democratic and civilian oversight of the security sector is now a well-established principle in democracies. The security sector refers to all structures, institutions and personnel responsible for security provision, management and oversight at the national and local…

  This STC special report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Science and Technology Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. In recent years, Allies have seen a sizeable increase in Russian submarine patrols in NATO areas of…

This ESCTD report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Economic and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.   The Republic of North Macedonia is on the cusp of accession to NATO. Following the ratification of the…

This PCNP report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Political Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.   Miro KOVAC (Croatia), Rapporteur ad interim, analyses Russia’s approach to the Alliance and the implications for NATO member…

  This DSCTC report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Defence and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.   Ensuring the Atlantic Ocean remains Allied-friendly is essential to the trans-Atlantic Alliance: NATO’s…