Stephen J. Flanagan

2 months ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Anna M. Dowd |Stephen J. Flanagan

EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITYTime to Reassess the Costs of Euro-Atlantic SecurityPublished 22 February 2025The undeniable truth is that security comes at a cost. If Europeans fail to invest more now to deter Russia and China, the alliance will face far greater expenses and risks. The problem is that Europeans, with few exceptions, fail to grasp the immense costs such a scenario would inflict on allied security.

2 months ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Anna M. Dowd |Stephen J. Flanagan

EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITYTime to Reassess the Costs of Euro-Atlantic SecurityPublished 21 February 2025The undeniable truth is that security comes at a cost. If Europeans fail to invest more now to deter Russia and China, the alliance will face far greater expenses and risks. The problem is that Europeans, with few exceptions, fail to grasp the immense costs such a scenario would inflict on allied security.

2 months ago | rand.org | Anna M. Dowd |Stephen J. Flanagan

In his 1948 Special Message to Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe, President Truman said: “We must be prepared to pay the price for peace, or assuredly we shall pay the price of war.” Echoing this sentiment, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in his inaugural speech, emphasized that to prevent war, NATO must spend more.

Jul 10, 2024 | rand.org | Anna M. Dowd |Stephanie Pezard |Stephen J. Flanagan |Clara de Lataillade

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Jul 2, 2024 | rand.org | Stephen J. Flanagan |Anna M. Dowd |Stephanie Pezard

This piece is part of a commentary series on the upcoming NATO summit in Washington in which RAND researchers explore important strategic questions for the alliance as NATO confronts a historic moment, navigating both promise and peril. NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington provides an opportunity for stock-taking about the state of the Alliance, reviewing its beginnings, transformation, and adaptations, and for reflecting about the path ahead.