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NATO’s Twin Crises

John Feffer, a panelist at the Shadow NATO Summit III in Washington earlier this month, wrote an article for IPS about the “existential and fiscal crisis” facing NATO. Feffer takes quotes and discussion points from panelists at the Shadow Summit, including Juliane Smith, deputy national security advisor to Vice President Joseph Biden. 

C-SPAN broadcast: U.S. and Europe NATO Capabilities Gap

Coverage of the first day of BASIC's Shadow NATO Summit III was broadcast live on C-SPAN. This session on smart defense and burden sharing with a special focus on closing the U.S.-Europe capabilities gap with a human security approach featured Ms. Julianne Smith, Ambassador Andras Simonyi, Mr. John Feffer, and Dr. Marios Efthymiopoulos. It was chaired by Dr. Ian Davis. 

C-SPAN broadcast: NATO New Security Challenges

Coverage of the first day of BASIC's Shadow NATO Summit III was broadcast live on C-SPAN. This session on emerging security challenges and NATO's response to terrorism, proliferation, piracy and cyber attacks featured Mr. Philip Worre from ISIS Europe, Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan from the NATO Defense College, Mr. Geneve Mantri of Amnesty International, and Dr. Sean Lawson from the University of Utah. It was chaired by Ms. Lorelei Kelly of the New America Foundation.

Shadow NATO Summit III in Washington, DC

BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International held a conference in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.

Shadow NATO Summit

On May 14-15, BASIC joins the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NATO Watch, and Strategy International at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC for a Shadow NATO Summit. Experts and senior officials will grapple with the tough issues facing the Alliance ahead of next week's summit in Chicago.

The NATO Summit: Recasting the Debate Over U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe

In this article from the front cover of Arms Control Today, Paul Ingram and Oliver Meier discuss the newly agreed draft of the DDPR for the Chicago Summit at the end of May.  The authors highlight important points in the debate over U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and strategic relations with Russia, and explain various principles that should be kept in mind while leaders discuss the future of NATO's nuclear posture at the upcoming Summit.