Sissy Martinez

Sep 26, 2024 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Sissy Martinez

The U.S. relationship with NATO will likely enter a new era regardless of who enters the White House next January. Should former president Trump return to the White House, NATO will likely see a significant pullback of U.S. involvement, creating a deep crisis inside the alliance. Should Harris win, the changes will be more subtle. She will likely continue the policies of the Biden administration.

Jul 2, 2024 | csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Sissy Martinez |Andrea PALAZZI |Otto Svendsen

Next week, on July 9–11, the leaders of NATO will gather in Washington, D.C., for a historic summit, 75 years on since the alliance’s founding in 1949. The meeting comes at a perilous time in NATO’s history, with the alliance facing a war in Europe amid several global crises. According to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, the Washington summit will focus on three major topics.

Jun 11, 2024 | csis.org | Sean Monaghan |Eskil Jakobsen |Sissy Martinez |Mathieu Droin

Executive SummaryTwo years ago, NATO adopted a “back to the future” strategy of forward defense and deterrence following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To implement it, allies committed to take various measures to strengthen their deterrence and defense at the 2022 Madrid Summit. As NATO leaders gather in Washington for the alliance’s 75th anniversary summit, this paper takes stock of allied efforts to strengthen collective defense.

Jun 4, 2024 | csis.org | Donatienne Ruy |Sissy Martinez |Federico Steinberg |R. Daniel Kelemen

IntroductionEuropeans across the European Union’s 27 member states will head to the polls between June 3 and 6 to cast a crucial vote for their representatives in the European Parliament (EP). The EP is one of the European Union’s seven main institutions and the only one directly elected by the citizens. As a functionally legislative body, the EP plays a major role in approving or rejecting legislation, conducting oversight, and confirming the bloc’s seven-year budget.

Mar 8, 2024 | csis.org | Max Bergmann |Mathieu Droin |Sissy Martinez |Otto Svendsen

The European Union has rolled out its first-ever Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS), aiming at boosting the “competitiveness” and “readiness” of the European defense industrial and technological base (EDTIB).