Abstract: In this article, Research Analyst Andrew Erskine assesses how Chinese peacemaking attempts in Ukraine are dividing NATO members along West and East lines. In NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept, the alliance remarked for the first time on how China posed a “systemic challenge to Euro-Atlantic interests, security, and values.” The document further illustrated how Beijing Read More…
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Navigating Hybrid Warfare: Understanding the Threat and Taking Action
In this infographic, NATO Junior Research Fellow Alexander Lapsker explores the concept of Hybrid Warfare, its impacts, and measures to counter it.
Dual-Use Technology: The Risks and Rewards of Biotechnology in Global Affairs
In this infographic, Alexander Lapsker examines the risks and rewards of biotechnology.
Lessons Learned: Past NATO Missions and the Strategy in Ukraine
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on into its second year now, debate still rages about how the conflict will end and the role that NATO can play in bringing about the conflict’s successful conclusion. At the moment, NATO troops are not in Ukraine directly contributing to the fighting; NATO member countries are supplying weapons Read More…
Hybrid Threats in the Western Balkans: Implications for NATO and Transnational Security
In this article, NATO Association Program Editor Megan Keli analyzes the use of hybrid warfare in the Western Balkans. Through disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks, local media partnerships, and the like, external actors threaten NATO enlargement in the region and transnational security.
NATO, Security, and Climate Change
In this infographic, Alexander Lapsker outlines the impacts of climate change on NATO and how the organization is working to counter it.
Should Canada Enhance Its Defence Posture Amid the Russia-Ukraine War?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had expressed concern that the risk of direct involvement by NATO forces in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to escalate tensions and lead to a wider conflict with Russia. However, since then, he has committed Canada to bolstering Ukraine’s war effort. This raises the complex issue of whether Canada should increase defence spending Read More…
Assessing the Justification for NATO’s Military Intervention in the Kosovo War: A Humanitarian and Political Analysis
This article presents a critical evaluation of Michael Ignatieff’s essay titled “Is Military Intervention Over Kosovo Justified?”, which features a written debate with Robert Skidelsky on NATO’s military involvement in the Kosovo War of 1998 through an exchange of letters. Ignatieff supports NATO’s intervention in Kosovo, while Skidelsky does not.
A Primer on Friend-Shoring and Near-Shoring: Do They Enhance or Harm the RBIO?
Matthew D’Amico engages the relationship between supply chain management and the Rules-Based International Order.
To What Extent Is the NATO-Russia Founding Act Being Violated?
The NATO-Russia Founding Act, signed in 1997, established a framework for NATO-Russia cooperation and outlined mutual respect and cooperation principles. This commitment includes recognising the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all states in the Euro-Atlantic region (including Ukraine) and refraining from using or threatening to use force against any state actor. In particular, Section Read More…