You are here
- Home
- Publications
- RUSI Newsbrief
- Volume: 36
- No: 4
- NATO Welcomes Montenegro into the Alliance
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related

Biden in the White House: A New Lease of Life for the West?
Commentary, 10 November 2020Malcolm Chalmers
The return of a more predictable US administration will provide huge relief to America’s allies. But what came to pass over the past four years will not be easily forgotten.
Tags: United States, Brexit, UK, Europe
Brexit’s Implications for UK Defence Industrial Cooperation with Europe
Commentary, 5 November 2020Trevor Taylor
A consistent feature of official UK positions after Brexit was enthusiasm for continued UK–Europe cooperation on defence and security matters. However, difficulties in the talks endanger both intergovernmental activities in this domain and the future of UK defence industrial capability.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Brexit, UK, Europe
Space as an Operational Domain: What Next for NATO?
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 October 2020Alexandra Stickings
NATO has declared space to be an operational domain. Questions must be addressed to understand what this means for future strategy and capabilities.
Tags: Military Sciences, Security and Defence in Northern Europe Research Programme, NATO, RUSI NewsbriefPages

Polish LGBTI+ in the Frontline of the Fight Between Liberalism and Illiberalism
Commentary, 22 July 2020Rémy Bonny
The recent Polish presidential elections were fuelled with anti-LGBTI+ bigotry. The battle resembled the broader current European fight between liberalism and illiberalism.
Tags: Europe
Keeping the Americans In, the Russians Out and the Chinese in Check: Germany’s Future Strategy
Commentary, 21 July 2020Maximilian Terhalle
Germany’s next leader will need to restate not only the country’s future security stance, but also help articulate the Alliance’s adaptation to new strategic realities.
Tags: China, United States, NATO, Germany, Russia
The Sino–Russian Entente and EU Foreign Policy After the Pandemic
Commentary, 21 July 2020Zachary Paikin
The current health crisis has exacerbated the rivalry between great powers. But it has also given Europe a few more opportunities to engage with Russia.
Tags: China, European Union, Russia, EuropePages

Towards a New Arctic: Changing Strategic Geography in the GIUK Gap
RUSI Journal, 27 May 2020Rebecca Pincus
The Arctic is increasingly linked to North Atlantic security issues.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK Integrated Review 2021, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Defence Policy, Climate Security, International Institutions, Maritime Forces, Europe
The EU’s Coronavirus Shock: The Balance between Intelligence and Policy Failures
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 May 2020Dheeraj P C and Trivun Sharma
The coronavirus outbreak has caused a severe crisis in the EU. More than the early warning systems, it is the political and economic disunity within the Union that requires urgent attention.
Tags: China, RUSI Newsbrief, Coronavirus, European Union, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, Europe
Military Safety: A Systems Perspective on Lariam
RUSI Journal, 29 April 2020Peta Bathie
The antimalarial poses dangers for the military performance of the UK armed forces.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, EuropePages

The UK’s Place in the World and EU Membership
Events, 3 May 2016The UK in a Changing World initiative and RUSI are hosting a day long conference to the explore costs and benefits of EU membership for Britain’s diplomacy and foreign, security and defence policies.
Tags: UK, Europe
The UK’s In-Out Referendum: Implications for EU Foreign and Defence Policy
Events, 25 April 2016A lecture by The Rt Hon Lord Owen CH FRCP, former UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Tags: UK, Europe
Expectations for the NATO Warsaw Summit: A Presentation by the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Events, 14 April 2016In addressing Georgia’s stance on NATO and the EU, David Bakradze will discuss the role of strategic communications in the build up to the 2016 NATO Summit.
Tags: International Security Studies, United Nations, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Europe, Central and South Asia
Ethiopia: A New Proxy Battlespace?
The NGO–Human Rights Sanctions Link
Trailer: Global Security Briefing Podcast Series