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Commentary

The death of the ‘global cop’: why NATO’s Ankara summit is burying out-of-area operations

What are the consequences stemming from the seeming end of NATO’s global role? ELN Senior Associate Fellow Nicholas Williams looks back at two decades of NATO’s “out-of-area operations”, arguing that foreign crisis management missions have become strategic liabilities rather than assets, exposing European troops to global conflicts while doing little to enhance European security.

30 June 2026 | Nicholas Williams
Euro-Atlantic SecurityAfghanistanDefenceEuropeForeign policyMiddle EastNATOSecurityTransatlantic relationsELNSenior Associate Fellow
Commentary

The Ankara summit: preserving allied unity in an era of structural rupture

When NATO leaders meet in Ankara in July, they will do so against the backdrop of a strategic environment unlike any since the end of the Cold War. As Tacan Ilden writes, the alliance’s future effectiveness will depend not only on military strength but also on its ability to preserve political unity among allies whose threat perceptions and domestic political dynamics are increasingly divergent.

29 June 2026 | Tacan Ildem
Euro-Atlantic SecurityDefenceEuropeForeign policyNATOSecurityTransatlantic relationsELN
Commentary

A more European NATO, but who leads?

NATO’s ongoing adaptation process and unilateral US decisions have created the foundations for a larger European role in transatlantic security, writes ELN Programme Lead Alexander Graef. Whether Europeans can sustain that role politically remains uncertain. The value of the alliance’s upcoming summit may therefore ultimately lie in whether it helps Europeans begin addressing the political implications of a military transformation that is already underway.

22 June 2026 | Alexander Graef
Euro-Atlantic SecurityDefenceDeterrenceEuropeForeign policyNATORussiaUkraineUnited StatesELN
Commentary

The challenges facing NATO and how to meet them

Ahead of the July NATO Summit in Ankara, Ahmet Üzümcü, former Permanent Representative of Turkey to NATO, reflects on the alliance’s transformation from 16 to 32 members and the challenges shaping its future. From burden-sharing and European defence to nuclear deterrence, Ukraine, China, and transatlantic tensions, he argues that NATO’s continued success will depend on unity, credible deterrence, and meaningful political consultation among allies.

15 June 2026 | Ahmet Üzümcü
Euro-Atlantic SecurityAsia-Pacific RegionDeterrenceForeign policyNATORussia-West RelationsTransatlantic relationsUkraineELN
Commentary

The Western Balkans cannot remain Europe’s strategic grey zone

The upcoming EU-Western Balkans Summit in Montenegro will test whether the European Union can turn geopolitical urgency into credible enlargement policy, writes Serbian politician and diplomat Goran Svilanović. He contends that integrating the Western Balkans is now a strategic necessity amid great power competition and growing uncertainty in transatlantic relations.

27 May 2026 | Goran Svilanović
Euro-Atlantic SecurityBalkansEUEuropeForeign policyELN
Commentary

Is this the end of automatic Atlanticism in Germany?

Germany is entering a new era in its relationship with the United States. The old Atlanticist reflex has not disappeared, however it no longer reflects the instincts of the next generation of senior officials. For them, the moral clarity of the Cold War is not the starting point. It is an era of disruption, doubt, and strategic volatility. Berlin should take this into account, writes Vincent Tadday. The future of the transatlantic relationship will not be secured by waiting for the past to return.

5 May 2026 | Vincent Tadday
Euro-Atlantic SecurityEuropeForeign policyGermanyNATOTransatlantic relationsUnited States