Three crucial decisions for the Warsaw Summit

With the NATO Summit in Warsaw in July 2016 approaching the European Leadership Network commissioned several expert commentaries on the most pressing issues facing NATO and its partners.

In this record you can link to three of these commentaries, encompassing highly qualified analysis from ELN members based in London, Paris, and Berlin.

+ Three crucial decisions for the Warsaw Summit
Ahead of the Warsaw Summit Klaus Naumann, former Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, outlines three measures to strengthen NATO cohesion and revitalise the alliance to face modern threats. These measures include the re-adoption of a dual deterrence and dialogue approach with Russia; a renewed focus on the Southern flank, and a renewed commitment to Article 4 of the Atlantic Treaty.

+ Planning for Warsaw, waiting for the next US President
Former French Defence Minister Paul Quilès argues that while a momentous policy shift is not possible until a new American President is elected, NATO can and must make some important changes in Warsaw, including holding both sides to account through the Minsk framework in Ukraine.

+ Competing Demands: Prioritisation is crucial for the success of the Warsaw NATO Summit
John McColl, former NATO Deputy SACEUR, argues that prioritising NATO's multiplicity of threats, including from Russia and the Middle East, as well as managing the commitment to Afghanistan, will be the biggest challenge of the 2016 Warsaw Summit.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: NATO Summit, Warsaw, 8-9 July 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-summit-warsaw-8-9-july-2016/

ELN: Article, 20.05.16: Planning for Warsaw, waiting for the next US President http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/planning-for-warsaw-waiting-for-the-next-us-president-_3780.html

ELN: Article, 18.05.16: Competing Demands: Prioritisation is crucial for the success of the Warsaw NATO Summit http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/competing-demands-prioritisation-is-crucial-for-the-success-of-the-warsaw-nato-summit-_3766.html

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