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The United States supports and leads NATO not out of altruism, but because it is manifestly in its interest to do so.

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

Why NATO matters

May 28, 2024

New Atlanticist

Learning from the allies that are already taking action will give other NATO members that decide to enhance their resilience a leg up.

By Elisabeth Braw

National resilience is a crucial part of defense. Here are the countries doing it right.

Jun 3, 2024

New Atlanticist

Ukraine’s bridge to NATO membership must be built in ways that institutionalize its integration into the Alliance’s structures—starting now.

By Ian Brzezinski

Building the bridge: How to inject credibility into NATO’s promise of membership for Ukraine

Jun 10, 2024

New Atlanticist

As more allies cross the threshold of spending 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense, it’s time for the conversation to evolve.

By Valbona Zeneli and Philippe Dickinson

Rethinking the NATO burden-sharing debate

Jun 20, 2024

New Atlanticist

NATO’s first southern flank strategy is coming together for the upcoming Washington summit. But additional spending in four specific areas is needed, too.

By Jason Davidson

Four steps that NATO’s southern flank strategy needs to succeed

Jun 25, 2024

New Atlanticist

The Washington Summit next week is an opportunity for the Alliance to send clear demand signals to industry and develop more coordinated, effective industrial strategies.

By Kristen Taylor

NATO allies need a better approach to industrial strategy

Jul 1, 2024

New Atlanticist

NATO’s success hinges on allies’ ability to verify readiness, overcome capability gaps, revitalize the transatlantic defense industrial base, and integrate national defense plans with NATO defense plans.

By Luka Ignac

From blueprints to battlefields: How to ensure NATO’s future readiness

Jul 8, 2024

New Atlanticist

The Washington summit saw important women, peace, and security commitments, but NATO can do more to support female soldiers and civilians.

By Sarah Dawn Petrin

The Women, Peace, and Security agenda made important strides at NATO’s Washington summit

July 24, 2024

New Atlanticist

Russian President Vladimir Putin has time and again played the United States and its European allies, believing that they are too scared of the long shadow cast by nuclear weapons to push back against his threats. 

By Michael John Williams

To deter Russia, NATO must adapt its nuclear sharing program

July 30, 2024

New Atlanticist

Amid rising threats from Russia and China, it is in the interest of both NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners to deepen their cooperation.

By Gorana Grgić

How NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners can work together in an era of strategic competition

Aug 7, 2024

New Atlanticist

By taking steps to use OSINT more effectively, NATO can preempt, deter, and defeat its adversaries’ efforts to expand their influence and undermine the security of member states.

By AM Sir Christopher Harper, KBE, RAF (Ret.) and Robert Bassett Cross MC

NATO must recognize the potential of open-source intelligence

Aug 13, 2024

New Atlanticist

To adapt to the impacts of climate change 

By Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns

NATO wants to be 

Aug 19, 2024

New Atlanticist