Publication

This brief outlines some of the key challenges faced by NATO and discusses whether they could be overcome through reform. These challenges include the lack of common strategic assessment among members, lack of common perspective on NATO's role, the decline of Allied defense capabilities, and corresponding gaps in leadership, solidarity, and public support for the alliance. According to the authors, careful reform measures can put the Alliance on a sounder footing and enable it to be more effective in tackling emerging and dynamic threats to transatlantic security in a fiscally constrained environment.