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Resetting NATO’s Defense and Deterrence: The Sword and the Shield Redux
June 28, 2022 | Sean Monaghan As NATO unveils its eighth strategic concept since 1949 in Madrid, analysis of previous concepts suggests the alliance should revitalize the "sword and the shield" deterrence model used successfully in the Cold War to defend and deter against Russia’s "maximum intentions."

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NATO and the South after Ukraine
May 9, 2022 While the alliance is adapting to the immediate threat posed by Russia, NATO should not neglect its southern neighborhood which remains fraught with growing vulnerabilities and is not impervious to the broader strategic competition with Moscow and Beijing.

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The Kremlin Playbook 3: Keeping the Faith
February 24, 2022 | Donatienne Ruy This study aims to expose a new front of Russian malign influence in Europe and Eurasia: the instrumentalization of values, traditions, and religious beliefs to exploit or sow divisions among Western societies.

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Europe's High-End Military Challenges: The Future of European Capabilities and Missions
November 10, 2021 | Seth G. Jones, Colin Wall This joint report from CSIS’s International Security Program and Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program examines the evolution of European military capabilities over the next decade and the types of missions states will be able (and unable) to perform by 2030.

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NATO Futures: Three Trajectories
July 21, 2021 In the coming decade, a complex interplay of drivers of both cohesion and division, coming from inside the alliance as well as outside, will test NATO’s ability to adapt and set it on one of three possible trajectories.

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Russia’s Westpolitik and the European Union
July 8, 2021 This paper analyzes Russia’s policy toward the West and examines the impacts of this policy for Russia’s relationship with the European Union and for the European Union itself.

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Security in Northern Europe in the Biden Era
April 29, 2021 In this white paper, experts from CSIS and partners in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Germany explain how their countries are adjusting their defense strategies and seeking to engage with the Biden administration to ensure security in Northern Europe.

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Toward a New “Lost Decade”? Covid-19 and Defense Spending in Europe
October 15, 2020 Since the outbreak of Covid-19, European defense spending has entered uncharted waters, as public debt explodes and threat perceptions change. Lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis should help Europeans take the necessary steps to avoid the worst-case scenario.

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Russian Malign Influence in Montenegro: The Weaponization and Exploitation of History, Religion, and Economics
May 14, 2019 Russian malign influence seeks to exploit weaknesses and societal divisions within a respective country. CSIS’s Heather A. Conley and Matthew Melino notes that in Montenegro this influence takes the form of weaponizing and exploiting history, religion, and economics.

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Successfully Countering Russian Electoral Interference
June 21, 2018 This Brief examines how France successfully withstood the disinformation and interference; how this failed attempt can be explained; and, looking to the future, what lessons can be learned from this experience?

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The Future of the United States and Europe: An Irreplaceable Partnership
April 13, 2018 | Donatienne Ruy United States cooperation with Europe is essential to meeting global challenges – this is a conclusion that every U.S. administration has reached in the past 70 years. We should not take it for granted.

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Recalibrating U.S. Strategy toward Russia
March 30, 2017 These are turbulent times for American foreign policy. Nowhere are the challenges facing the...

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