• Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 15 February 2010

    With its public finances under growing strain, Britain may soon be forced to look at saving defence costs by pooling its military assets with those of its allies. The decision will not be taken until after the next general election (which will probably be held in May 2010).

  • Briefing note by Franklin Miller, George Robertson, Kori Schake, 08 February 2010

    In November 2009, the German government called for the removal of all US nuclear weapons from Germany. But Germany should not claim protection from NATO's nuclear umbrella without sharing the risks associated with hosting nuclear weapons.

  • Working paper by Tomas Valasek, 06 November 2009

    Countries in Europe's east and north worry that Moscow is blundering into a confrontation with NATO. They have begun demanding that the alliance start preparing for a possible conflict. But are they right to be concerned?

  • Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 October 2009

    Britain’s current approach to defence is unsustainable. Ambitious operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, coupled with expensive weapons programmes, have fed a defence budget deficit that is forecast to be £2 billion a year by 2011-2012.

  • Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    The Guardian, 09 September 2009

    Finger pointing is the defence of the concerned and the cornered. So it reflects very poorly on Nato that allies are bickering with one another over an attack that killed an unknown number of Afghan civilians last week.

  • Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 16 August 2009

    The European Union is justly proud of its "soft power" – its prosperity, stability and commitment to multilateral institutions have won admirers the world over.

  • Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 27 July 2009

    European countries have long declared their ambition to turn the EU into a global player in security – in order to tackle common threats and strengthen their voice on the global stage.

  • Opinion piece by Tomas Valasek
    Financial Times, 16 July 2009

    When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object bad things usually happen. And so it will be next year when spending cuts imposed by the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression meet the rising demands of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.