NATO, EU And Security In Europe [What Think Tanks Are Thinking]

Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and turbulence in the Middle East have reawakened concern about Europe’s security, fuelling a debate about its defence capabilities, the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and its relations with the European Union.

NATO and the EU, sharing values, strategic interests, and a majority of members, cooperate on issues of common interest and work together in crisis management. The principles of the cooperation were set out in the December 2002 NATO-EU Declaration and the Berlin plus agreements, which allow the EU to use some of NATO’s military assets in its peacekeeping operations.

This note highlights a selection of recent studies and reports by some of the major international think tanks and research institutes on EU-NATO relations and, more generally on the role of NATO.

Written by Marcin Grajewski.

• Primary Source

NATO: Topics: NATO-EU: a strategic partnership http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49217.htm

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