Europe & NATO

Following are all current, recent, and past IFPA projects, publications, conferences, workshops, articles, and presentations on issues concerning Europe and/or NATO.

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  • Research

    Rapid Strategic Assessment for the NATO Special Operations Headquarters

    In support of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ), IFPA is a major contributor to the Rapid Strategic Assessment project, which works with NSHQ in carrying out its core missions.

     
    Security Dynamics in Southeastern Europe

    IFPA and the Kokkalis Foundation (Athens, Greece) collaborated on a project to examine the principal strategic-military challenges in this uncertain and evolving region and to assess their implications for the bilateral U.S.-Greek relationship and broader Alliance relations. Three volumes were produced: Greek-Turkish Relations in the Era of Globalization, 2001; New Approaches to Balkan Studies, 2003; and Defense Reform, Modernization & Military Cooperation in Southeastern Europe, 2004.

     

  • Publications

    A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking
    A joint report by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
    June 2010, 176 pp

    This report is based on extensive independent research conducted by IFPA on the multifaceted challenges posed by illicit trafficking and efforts to combat it; the report also incorporates discussions held at a high-level international workshop on the topic organized by IFPA and GCSP in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2009.

     
    Frequently Asked Questions about Ballistic Missile Defense: A Guide
    The Independent Working Group
    May 2010, 23 pp

    This guide is based on information contained in the 2009 Independent Working Group Report entitled Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, and the Twenty-First Century. The purpose of the guide is to address the most often asked questions and to provide information about missile defense.

     
    A New NATO, Euro-Atlantic Security, and the Greek-American Partnership
    June 2009

    Report on a high-level conference convened April 28-29, 2009, by the Defense Analysis Institute of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense, the Konstantinos G. Karamanlis Foundation, and the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) with official NATO sponsorship. As NATO marks its sixtieth anniversary, it faces enduring questions about strategic focus, operational priorities, military requirements, and collaborative ties with partner nations and other international institutions. Some of these questions were addressed at the April 2009 NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, but a broader and ongoing dialogue will be essential as the Alliance moves forward in the years ahead; this conference addressed and contributed to that process.

     
    Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, and the Twenty-first Century
    The Independent Working Group
    January 2009

    This report provides an assessment of missile defense requirements beyond the limited ground-based system currently being deployed, together with opportunities to benefit from existing and new technologies. It presents proven technology options that should form the basis for deployment of an innovative missile defense that draws upon the legacy of technologies developed during the Strategic Defense Initiative program of the Reagan administration and the first Bush administration. The report lays out the necessary vision to exploit existing and future technologies, with space as an indispensable part of missile defense.

     
    NATO's Relevance and EUCOM's Priorities in Dealing with a Rising Russia
    Jacquelyn K. Davis and Charles M. Perry
    August 2008

    This report summarizes and elaborates upon discussions held at an IFPA workshop by the same name held on July 30, 2008, and organized in support of GEN Bantz Craddock, USA, then SACEUR and commander of USEUCOM. The report discusses emerging Allied concerns over a more assertive Russian security posture, and discusses potential opportunities for USEUCOM-led security cooperation in the greater Black Sea and Caucasus region as a way to enhance stability. Against the backdrop of the Russian-Georgian conflict (which erupted shortly after the workshop was held), the report also offers recommendations for appropriate U.S. and Allied responses.

      NATO's Strategic Relevance and U.S. European Command Planning
      Jacquelyn K. Davis and Charles M. Perry
      March 2008

      This report analyzes the perspectives of NATO and SHAPE officials on the proper scope, focus, and timing of future adjustments to the Alliance’s 1999 Strategic Concept to bring it into closer accord with current and emerging strategic trends and priorities. The report also evaluates potential revisions to NATO’s deterrence posture (including with respect to forward-deployed nuclear weapons), and examines emerging requirements for Allied counter-proliferation planning, “out-of-area” missions (such as Afghanistan ), and civil-military coordination to protect Allied territory and critical infrastructure. Based on these assessments, recommendations are made for U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) planning priorities.

       
      Bulgaria in Europe: Charting a Path toward Reform and Integration
      Edited by Dimitris Keridis, Charles M. Perry, and Monica R.P. d'Assuncao Carlos
      April 2006, 151 pp

      This volume explores Bulgaria’s progress in the realms of economic and political reform, as well as its overall strategic and foreign policy priorities, within the context of its desires to contribute as a new NATO member, to join the European Union, and to play a leading role within and beyond Southeast Europe. The point of departure was the Bulgaria in Europe conference, organized by the Kokkalis Program on Southeast and East-Central Europe at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and by the Kokkalis Foundation in Athens, Greece, on July 15, 2002, in Sophia, Bulgaria. Contributors include Bulgaria’s former president, its deputy prime minister, its deputy foreign minister, and distinguished experts from Europe and the United States.

        Defense Reform, Modernization, & Military Cooperation in Southeastern Europe: Vol. 3 of the IFPA-Kokkalis Series on Southeast European Policy
        Edited by Charles M. Perry and Dimitris Keridis
        January 2004, 318 pp

         
        New Approaches to Balkan Studies
        Edited by Dimitris Keridis, Ellen Elias-Bursac, and Nicholas Yatromanolakis
        September 2003, 375 pp

         
        Reluctant Allies and Competitive Partners: U.S.-French Relations at the Breaking Point?
        Jacquelyn K. Davis
        July 2003, 242 pp

         
        The Strategic and Operational Implications of NATO Enlargement in the Baltic Region
        July 2002
        Greek-Turkish Relations in the Era of Globalization
        Edited by Dimitris Keridis and Dimitrios Triantaphyllou
        November 2001
        Strategic Dynamics in the Nordic/Baltic Region: Implications for U.S. Policy
        Charles M. Perry, Michael J. Sweeney, and Andrew C. Winner
        June 2000, 205 pp

         
        NATO and Southeastern Europe: Security Issues for the Early 21st Century
        Edited by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., and Dimitris Keridis
        June 2000, 248 pp

         
        European Security Institutions: Ready for the 21st Century?
        IFPA-Fletcher School Project Team
        January 2000, 248 pp

         
        The Way Ahead for Transatlantic Cooperation: Exploiting Collective Advantages
        January 1999, 33 pp
        Security in Southeastern Europe and the U.S.-Greek Relationship
        Edited by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., and Dimitris Keridis
        June 1997, 208 pp

         
        Allied Planning for Peacekeeping and Conflict Management: Tailoring Military Means to Political Ends
        Report from the Eighth International Roundtable Conference on NATO,
        June 1994, 100 pp

         
        Transatlantic Relations in the 1990s: The Emergence of New Security Architectures
        Hans van de Broek, Pierre-Etienne Champenois, Willem van Eekelen, André Erdös, Lynn Hansen, Gebhardt von Moltke, Jerzy Nowak, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., and Rob de Wijk
        June 1993, 92 pp

         
        Preventing Instability in Post-Cold War Europe: The Institutional Responses of NATO, the WEU, the EC, the CSCE, and the UN
        Report from the Seventh International Roundtable Conference on NATO
        July 1992, 58 pp

         
        Change in Europe and the Emergence of New Strategic Priorities: Restructuring Security Arrangements for the 1990s
        Report from the Sixth International Roundtable Conference on NATO,
        December 1991, 45 pp

         

      • Events

        NATO Special Operations Headquarters Senior Steering Group Meeting
        May 24 – May 26, 2011, Krakow, Poland

        The fifth SSG meeting took place in Krakow, Poland, on May 24–26, 2011, in conjunction with the NATO SOF Commanders' Conference and the dedication of the new Polish SOF Headquarters. The NATO SOF Commanders' Conference featured a panel presentation by four SSG members, focusing on lessons-learned from Afghanistan and recent operations. The four SSG members who participated on this panel — Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis, Dr. Rob de Wijk, Commodore Lars Wille-Jorgensen, and Dr. Andrzej Karkoszka — || had each traveled to Afghanistan with members of the NSHQ and met with ISAF and national SOF teams to hear their perspectives on lessons-learned and the way ahead for NATO SOF planning, training and education, and capabilities development. This meeting also featured the participation of senior Polish defense officials and leaders from U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), including Admiral Eric Olson.

         
        U.S.-Russian Relations Beyond New START: What’s Next, What’s Possible, and What’s Necessary
        March 7, 2011, Washington, D.C., an IFPA-DTRA-EUCOM workshop
        NATO Special Operations Headquarters Senior Steering Group Meeting
        November 21 – November 24, 2010, Mons, Belgium

        This meeting was held in Mons, Belgium, on November 21-23, 2010, in conjunction with the NSHQ's formal activation ceremony and a NATO SOF commanders' conference. At this meeting, Dr. Jamie Shea, then of the Secretary General's Private Office, reported on the results of NATO's Lisbon Summit and highlighted the creation of a new NATO directorate focused on emerging security challenges (where he will now work as its Deputy Assistant Secretary General). The SSG also considered ways to boost support for SOF forces, planning, and capabilities in national capitals and discussed new mission areas, emanating from NATO's New Strategic Concept, for NATO SOF.

         
        NATO SOF Headquarters Senior Advisory Group Meeting
        March 10 – March 11, 2010, Brussels and Mons, Belgium

        SAG members discussed models for the creation of a NATO SOF aviation element and considered new mission areas for which NATO SOF capabilities might be tasked.

         
        A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking
        September 28 – September 29, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland

        Organized by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

         
        NATO SOF Coordination Centre Senior Advisory Group Meeting
        September 9 – September 11, 2009, Rome, Italy

        The second meeting of the NATO SOF Coordination Centre (NSCC) Senior Advisory Group (SAG). held in conjunction with a larger NATO SOF Symposium entitled "NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) – Key to Mission Success at the Strategic Level." At this second meeting, SSG members discussed implications of the new NATO Strategic Concept for SOF employment and mission planning, as well as opportunities for enhanced intelligence sharing and the operational development of Alliance SOF.

         
        NATO SOF Coordination Centre Senior Advisory Group Meeting
        June 17, 2009, Brussels and Mons, Belgium

        The first meeting of the NATO SOF Coordination Centre (NSCC) Senior Advisory Group (SAG). SAG members were introduced to the NSCC, given briefings about its capabilities, personnel, mission-taskings, and its role in operational planning for Afghanistan.

         
        A New NATO, Euro-Atlantic Security, and the Greek-American Partnership
        April 28 – April 29, 2009, Washington, D.C.

         
        U.S.-European Dialogue on Combating WMD Proliferation
        September 21 – September 22, 2008, Garmisch, Germany, in support of U.S. European Command and the Marshall Center/NATO
        NATO’s Relevance and EUCOM’s Priorities in Dealing with a Rising Russia
        July 30, 2008, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. European Command
        SHAPE Seminar on Weapons of Mass Destruction: Risks and Challenges to Alliance Security
        March 9, 2006, Brussels, Belgium, in support of General James L. Jones, the supreme Allied commander, Europe (SACEUR)
        Roundtable Dialogue with Allied Command Transformation
        March 9, 2005, Washington D.C., Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). Preliminary to wider U.S.-NATO meeting in 2005–06.
        Catastrophic Terrorist Threat to a Key Mediterranean Port as Part of Exercise Diligent Defender ( part of Athens Olympics security planning)
        June 16 – June 17, 2004, Naples, Italy, Allied Forces Southern Region Headquarters, in support of U.S. European Command and Allied Forces Southern Region
        The Changing Face of Deterrence for NATO: New Concepts, Capabilities, and Challenges
        March 4, 2004, Washington, D.C., in support of U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. European Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
        The Strategic and Operational Implications of NATO Enlargement for the Southern Region
        March 16 – March 19, 2002, Naples, Italy, in support of Allied Forces Southern Region

      • Articles & Presentations

        NATO after 9/11: A US Perspective
        By Jacquelyn K. Davis, September 2011

        Collaboration with NATO on Missile Defense
        Speech by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.,

        Conference on Missile Defence after the Bucharest NATO Summit: European and American Perspectives, Prague, the Czech Republic, May 5, 2008