Sir Adam Thomson argues that whilst a clear position on NATO from President Trump is imperative, European allies must acknowledge that they can and should do more to support the alliance; not only in the form of increased military spending, but in clear communication to the public on the value of NATO and of the US’ engagement.
Lord Hannay, former British Ambassador to the UN and EU warns that following the election of Donald Trump as US president we are entering a period of uncertainty, and in no policy field is uncertainty more high risk than that of nuclear weapons.
Franklin Miller and Keith Payne argue that adoption of No First Use now would reflect willful US detachment from this global reality and would be perceived as such by friends and foes alike.
Denitsa Raynova argues that the Alliance risks facing disillusioned partner countries in the Black Sea region unless it changes its rhetoric and policy towards Georgia and Ukraine.
ELN Research Fellow Thomas Frear examines the intelligence failures of the 1983 Able Archer military exercises, arguing that those same failures, centred on a lack of empathy, are being repeated in the current NATO-Russia confrontation.
Sławomir Dębski, Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs, responds to a recent ELN report on EU-Russia relations.