NATO - austerityDefence austerityUS, Europe & NATO
  • Smart but too cautious: How NATO can improve its fight against austerity
    Policy brief by Claudia Major, Christian Mölling, Tomas Valasek, 21 May 2012
    Smart but too cautious: How NATO can improve its fight against austerity
  • Breakfast on 'Is collaboration the answer to defence austerity? Perspectives on UK, France, NATO and the EU'
    Event, 14 March 2012, London
    Breakfast on 'Is collaboration the answer to defence austerity?
  • All alone? What US retrenchment means for Europe and NATO
    Report by François Heisbourg, Wolfgang Ischinger, George Robertson, Kori Schake, Tomas Valasek, 01 March 2012
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  • What Putin's return means for the former Soviet republics
    Bulletin article by Jana Kobzova, Tomas Valasek, 25 May 2012

    Vladimir Putin's re-election as Russia's president, and his absence from recent summits of the G8 and NATO, indicate a hardening of Russian attitudes towards the West.
  • Smart but too cautious: How NATO can improve its fight against austerity
    Policy brief by Claudia Major, Christian Mölling, Tomas Valasek, 21 May 2012

    European militaries remain wary of collaboration. NATO should give them incentives and address their fears.
  • NATO ponders austerity and US 'pivot'
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 18 May 2012

    The US sees itself as a Pacific power, and the Europeans are busy plundering their defence budgets. Does NATO have a future?
  • Aliancia nepatrí do múzea
    Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    SME Daily (Slovakia), 16 May 2012

    Svet bez NATO sa dá predstaviť, ale bola by to chyba. Aj keď teraz je ekonomická kríza väčšou hrozbou ako nedostatok bezpečnosti, nemusí to tak zostať natrvalo.

  • The implications of multipolarity for Central Europe’s security
    Opinion piece by Clara Marina O'Donnell
    Center for European Policy Analysis, 02 April 2012

    For years, Central Europeans have fretted that the United States might withdraw from the European security arena in order to focus on more pressing issues in other parts of the world. Over the last 12 months, these concerns have been exacerbated.

  • Poland's U-turn on European defence: A missed opportunity?
    Policy brief by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 09 March 2012

    In failing to respond to Poland's proposals on EU defence, European governments are missing an opportunity to improve Europe's ability to tackle military crises abroad.
  • US disengagement from Europe 'will weaken NATO'
    Opinion piece by Peter Felstead
    Jane's Defence Weekly, 09 March 2012

    The US disengagement from Europe is permanent, according to a new CER reportThe US step-back from Europe, combined with the harsh current economic climate, will force NATO to rein in its ambitions, the report argues
     
  • All alone? What US retrenchment means for Europe and NATO
    Report by François Heisbourg, Wolfgang Ischinger, George Robertson, Kori Schake, Tomas Valasek, 01 March 2012

    With the US reducing its role in NATO, the Europeans need to assume more military responsibility, and the alliance needs to narrow its ambitions.