Cooperation in an Era of Strategic Competition EU-NATO Relations in the Context of War and Rivalry

Abstract

This Policy Brief looks at the growing relations and cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). It does so in the context of a return to war in Europe and growing strategic rivalry between the United States (US) and China. Europeans have long been called to take on more responsibility for their own defence and there is a window of opportunity to build these relations sooner rather than later. To this end, this Policy Brief makes three broad points about the state and future of EU-NATO cooperation.