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NATO’s “partner” concept is shorn of the Article 5 guarantee of collective defence against armed attack but provides defence dialogue, military-to-military planning, joint exercises, interoperability and predictability The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere — was formed in 1949 after…

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 1500-1700  I want to thank the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (GCMC) for organizing this virtual event on such an important and timely topic.  I want to welcome my friends Latvian Ambassador Peteris Elferts, a proud GCMC alumni, and German Ambassador Ernst Reichel – both here in Athens – as well as my friend Dr. Andrew Michta, Dean of the George C. Marshall Center in Germany. Let me also say thank you to the speakers this afternoon from the Marshall Center.  And I’m really glad that we’ve been able to do this in partnership with EL...

US-Greece relations in the Biden era: Why the road to rebuilding the transatlantic alliance runs through Athens New Atlanticist by George Pagoulatos and Katerina Sokou A Greek flag is framed by marble pillars at the Attalos arcade in Athens February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis For Europe, Joe Biden’s presidency brings high hopes for reinvigorating the transatlantic partnership. For the United States, succeeding in this task is a prerequisite for achieving an ambitious broader agenda. The B...

As Israel heads into its fourth elections in just two years, it can be easy to be fed up with... At the beginning of the 1950s, NATO formulated a strategy involving Greece, Italy, and Turkey to integrate them into the Western defense system and contain the Soviet Union. In the post-Cold War era the phrase is still in use, but is often replaced by the “South,” which encompasses the Mediterranean Basin along with Portugal and Mauritania. Developments in Africa and the Middle East are of interest to the alliance due their proximity to the southern region. NATO’s strategy vis-à-vis the Sou...

As the alliance tries to find ways to remain relevant and better respond to security challenges, its relationship with Jerusalem is growing closer than ever.