Transparency & Accountability
Avoiding an escalation trap
Using confidence and security building measures to deescalate Russian violations of NATO airspace
9 October 2025
NATO commits to 5% spending plan to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans up
A review of the NATO Summit meeting in The Hague, 24-25 June 2025
Key events and decisions:
Germans uneasy about stationing new US missiles
Their deployment could be used as part of some future deal with Russia but they're creating insecurity in the meantime
By Anatol Lieven
Summit prepares ground for a more militarized Europe, future Ukrainian membership and expansion into the Indo-Pacific
Analysis of the NATO Vilnius Summit, 11-12 July 2023
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch