A stronger NATO is essential to preserving peace through deterrence and defense, while addressing the security challenges and threats facing the transatlantic community. But how can the alliance dial up its defenses at a time of geopolitical upheaval and technological transformation?
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Donald Trump’s taste for dealmaking will suit some EU members and candidate states more than others.
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Support for negotiations toward a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has been growing in the West. Should Kyiv accept a freezing of the contact line and its NATO membership process, and what are the alternate paths to peace?
Rym Momtaz, Sophia Besch, and Christopher Shell discuss how Donald Trump’s victory might reshape transatlantic relations.
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Faced with Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his threat to transatlantic relations, the EU is woefully ill-equipped to act swiftly on foreign policy and security issues. An EU Security Council would go a long way in empowering it to respond more effectively.
In response to great-power rivalry and the weaponization of interdependence, the EU has adopted a geopolitical approach to economic statecraft. To build resilience and maintain its international credibility, the union will have to balance its pursuit of economic security with broader foreign policy goals.
Key leaders cannot prepare fast enough on issues such as NATO, Ukraine, and trade.
