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…
Committee ReportsThe countries of the Western Balkans have made varied progress in economic and political transition. One of the region’s countries is now a member of the EU and four have acceded to NATO. But the region’s transition is incomplete and there are signs of backsliding which have alarmed NATO allies.…
Committee ReportsCorruption 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…
Committee ReportsWhile 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…
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