Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) quickly reduced the scope and size of U.S.-led multinational exercise Defender-Europe 20 to reduce risk on participating forces and local populations. It is one example of how Allies and partners are working together to adapt to this crisis, while maintaining readiness.
New Atlanticist by Lauren Speranza As the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads across the Euro-Atlantic area, NATO has worked to respond to this latest threat to its citizens’ security. But as a military alliance most often focused on conventional defense and deterrence, its role in civil crises ...
John Burton The Covid 19 outbreak, and its deep financial aftermath, will put the European Union under unprecedented stress over the next five years or more. Brexit will add to these tensions for some members, notably Ireland. It is a matter of vital national interest for Ireland that the EU gets ...
European Union - Institute for Security Studies RUSSIA’S RETURN TO THE MIDDLE EAST BUILDING SANDCASTLES? Executive Summary Russia’s political, diplomatic, military and economic footprint in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has expanded visibly over the last decade. This Chaill ...
HENRY A. KISINGER The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the urgent work of planning for a new epoch. April 3, 2020 The surreal atmosphere of the Covid-19 pandemic calls to mind how I felt as ...
NATO Foreign Ministers directed NATO’s top commander, General Wolters, to coordinate the necessary military support to combat the coronavirus crisis and to start using fast-track paths through Europe’s airspace for military flights carrying medical supplies, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbe ...
Rachel Kleinfeld SENIOR FELLOW DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND GOVERNANCE PROGRAM Kleinfeld is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. She was the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project. China has declared victory over the new coronavirus and ...
Andrey Pertsev Carnegie Moscow Center Consistency and predictability in Russian politics have all but died. Something extraordinary is unfolding right before people’s eyes: one immutable value (Putin) is destroying another (stability). Throughout the many years he has been in power, t ...
BEIJING (AP) — Every few days brings another grim milestone in the coronavirus outbreak. First Italy and Spain surpassed China in reported deaths. Then, this week, the U.S. and France did. But did they really? Skepticism about China’s numbers has swirled throughout the crisis, fueled by offici ...
Steven Blockmans EU moves to coordinate efforts against the new coronavirus, relax regulatory enforcement, and demonstrate solidarity can help to show that the European Union can provide added value to individual EU countries, and that it remains a force to be reckoned with. In the second w ...
A recent internal report published by the European Union’s diplomatic service revealed that pro-Kremlin media have mounted a “significant disinformation campaign” about the COVID-19 pandemic aimed at Europe. Previous statements by Western officials, including acting U.S. Assistan ...
New Atlanticist by Atlantic Council Related Experts: Dimitar Bechev, Sophia Besch, Ian Brzezinski, Michel Duclos,Katerina Sokou, Anna Wieslander As European countries struggle to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Beijing has emerged as an eager partner to pro ...
