The NATO Warsaw Summit: How to Strengthen Alliance Cohesion

Authors

Alexander Mattelaer, Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

It is often stated that cohesion constitutes the center of gravity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Yet divergent domestic pressures and external threat perceptions are threatening to pull Allies apart and leave the Euro-Atlantic security architecture in shatters. When NATO Heads of State and Government meet in Warsaw on July 8–9, 2016, the stakes will be high. Not since the end of the Cold War has the security outlook been as bleak or the collective resources for meeting multiple threats as meager.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Region(s)

Europe

Topic(s)

NATO, Defense Policy, Transatlantic Security

Publication Date

6-2016

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

NATO Warsaw Summit 2016, Alliance cohesion, NATO defense investment pledge, Transatlantic security cooperation, European defense spending targets, NATO solidarity and consensus, Russia security challenge, NATO defense capabilities, Euro-Atlantic defense policy, Collective defense assurance

Recommended Citation

Mattelaer, Alexander, "The NATO Warsaw Summit: How to Strengthen Alliance Cohesion" (2016). Strategic Forums. 96.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/96