As Europe advances its pursuit of strategic autonomy, questions are emerging about the future of NATO and transatlantic security. Can a more independent Europe strengthen collective defence, or risk fragmentation? This article explores how alignment and coordination will shape the future of Western security.
From devastating floods in Pakistan to prolonged droughts across the Horn of Africa, climate-related disasters are increasingly shaping political and humanitarian crises around the world. Climate change is often described as a “threat multiplier” because it tends to intensify challenges that already exist within societies rather than directly causing conflict on its own. Environmental pressures Read More…
For most of its history, NATO’s credibility rested on assets it could command: troops, bases, weapons systems, and integrated military planning. Deterrence depended on capabilities that were clearly owned, coordinated, and deployable under alliance authority. Today, however, the foundations of collective defence increasingly lie outside NATO’s direct control. Undersea data cables, satellite networks, commercial cloud Read More…
Extreme weather is no longer a distant concern for defence planners. Across the Euro-Atlantic region, flooding has damaged military infrastructure, rising temperatures have affected personnel and equipment, and the accelerating loss of Arctic ice has begun to reshape strategic geography. As climate impacts intensify, they increasingly intersect with NATO’s core security priorities. Rather than constituting Read More…