CSDS is engaged in research and analysis on NATO. 75 years after the Alliance’s creation, and with a view to the Washington Summit, CSDS initiatives centre on how best to adapt NATO to future challenges. At the Centre, we recognise that NATO’s success in the future is dependent on the Alliance becoming ever stronger and credible. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO Allies have started to invest in their defences and they have also pledged to increase defence spending. European militaries are being rebuilt to ensure the credibility of NATO’s deterrence, which is needed in the context of shifting transatlantic relations. Over the past few months, CSDS has been primarily focusing on how America’s alliance with Europe can be bridged together with those in the Indo-Pacific.
A series of events organised by CSDS have also facilitated discussions about the future of NATO. In April 2024, CSDS worked with the Belgian Permanent Representation to NATO and the Egmont Institute on a public event (“Transatlantic Test“) on how best to adapt NATO in terms of burden sharing and defence-industrial production. Our annual “Defence & Statecraft Forum” in April 2024 also allowed for a debate on how US domestic politics could influence the future direction of NATO. This event complemented a series of past events organised with CSIS on transatlantic defence in an era of strategic competition. Additionally, we have organised events with close partners such as CSIS and the US Institute of Peace, on how best to build NATO’s relationship with partners in the Indo-Pacific.
The Centre has also produced a number of publications on the issues of the 75th year anniversary and the Washington Summit. One CSDS In-Depth Paper has looked at the modernisation of NATO’s nuclear forces, whereas another one specifically looked at how Europeans should adapt to political shifts in the NATO Alliance. In other publications, we have looked at NATO’s growing relationship and partnerships with Japan and South Korea. CSDS researchers also continue to inform the public debate on NATO through frequent media appearances and the publication of commentary pieces. Our researchers have spoken with the Financial Times, YLE Svenska, Le Monde, CNN and more.
Publications
- Simón, L. “NATO Should Think Big About the Indo-Pacific“, War on the Rocks, 1 July 2024.
- Boswinkel, L. and Simón, L. “Shades of Grim: Scenarios for Ukraine and Global Order“, CSDS In-Depth Paper, 20 June 2024.
- Simón, L. “NATO’s China and Indo-Pacific Conundrum“, Routledge, 14 June 2024.
- Mattelaer, A. “A Nuclear Alliance“, Routledge, 14 June 2024.
- Desmaele, L. “What Does NATO Do For You? Advancing the Debate on NATO’s Endurance and Enlargement“, Journal of Strategic Studies, 3 May 2024.
- Pacheco Pardo, R. “Brothers in Arms? The South Korea-NATO Relationship“, CSDS Policy Brief, 15 April 2024.
- Reiterer, M. “NATO and the Republic of Korea: The AP4 in the Indo-Pacific“, 38 North, 9 April 2024.
- Desmaele, L. “US Security Assurances and Nuclear Tripolarity“, Survival, 29 March 2024.
- Bell, R.G. “Modernise, Expand or Complement? NATO’s Nuclear Posture in the Post-2022 Strategic Environment“, CSDS In-Depth Paper, 17 March 2024.
- Boswinkel, L. “Trump-proofing NATO: 2% Won’t Cut It“, RUSI Commentary, 7 March 2024.
- Becker, J. “Pledge and Forget? Testing the Effects of NATO’s Wales Pledge on Defense Investment“, International Studies Perspectives, 23 January 2024.
- Fiott, D. “Military-Technological Cooperation Across the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific“, War on the Rocks, 19 January 2024.
- Fiott, D. “The Turning Tide? A European Agenda for the Washington Summit“, CSDS In-Depth Paper, 17 January 2024.
- Fiott, D. “Europe’s Geopolitical Coming of Age Requires Greater Defense Efforts“, Internationale Politik Quarterly, 19 December 2023.
- Pejsova, E. “Lost in Translation? The Japan-NATO Rapprochement“, CSDS Policy Brief, 26 October 2023.
- Simón, L., Fiott, D. and Manea, O. “Two Fronts, One Goal: Euro-Atlantic Security in the Indo-Pacific Age“, The Marathon Initiative, 28 August 2023.
- Fiott, D. “NATO and the Next Strategic Context“, IDN Portugal, 8 July 2023.
- Fiott, D. et al. “Order: The Financing of Alliances and Western Power“, CSDS Policy Brief, 21 April 2023.
- Fiott, D. “Cooperation in an Era of Strategic Competition: EU-NATO Relations in the Context of War and Rivalry“, NUPI Policy Brief, 17 April 2023.
- Calcara, A. “One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: The EU, NATO and Emerging and Disruptive Technologies“, CSDS Policy Brief, 3 March 2023.
- Fägersten, B., Fiott, D. and Kleberg, C. “Navigating the Euro-Atlantic Defence Innovation Landscape“. Politea, 1 March 2023.
- Lanoszka, A. and Becker, J. “The Art of Partial Commitment: The Politics of Military Assistance to Ukraine“, Post-Soviet Affairs, 1 January 2023.
- Crescente, A. “President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Participation in the Vilnius NATO Summit“, Korea Chair Explains, 13 July 2022.
- Pacheco Pardo, P. “President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Participation in the Madrid NATO Summit“, Korea Chair Explains, 1 July 2022.
- Fiott, D. and Mazaar, M. “Solid Foundation, Rocky Future? Assessing Transatlantic Defence and Security Ties After the Madrid Summit“, CEPS, 18 July 2022.
- Becker, J., Lute, D. and Smith, S. “Don’t Let Russia Dominate the Strategic Concept“, War on the Rocks, 28 June 2022.
- Becker, J., Duda, M. and Lute, D. “From Context to Concept: History and Strategic Environment for NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept“, Defence Studies, 26 June 2022.
- Becker, J. “Defence Spending, Burden-Sharing and Strategy in NATO’s Black Sea Littoral States”, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 13 April 2021.
- Simón, L. “EU-NATO Cooperation in an Era of Great-Power Competition“, GMFUS, 27 December 2019.
