Strategic Competition > Alliances & Partnerships
Revitalizing NATO and Transatlantic Defense
Strengthening Deterrence, Resilience, and Shared Leadership
"A stronger NATO is the foundation for defending freedom—and must evolve to secure tomorrow’s battlespace."
Kennedy visiting U.S. Air Force in Aviano, Italy.
Mark Kennedy has visited U.S. military based in the region including at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Ramstein AFB in Germany, Papa Air Base in Hungary, Aviano AFB in Italy, Lask Air Base in Poland and Lakenheath AFB in the U.K.
🔹 Strategic Context
- This page is part of WISC’s Strategic Competition framework, applying geoeconomic statecraft through the STEAD model — integrating Security, Technology, Economics, Alliances, and Diplomacy — to secure U.S. leadership across critical domains.
Why Revitalizing NATO Matters
- Russia’s aggression and global authoritarian assertiveness have reaffirmed NATO’s strategic necessity. But 21st-century threats—cyber, hybrid, technological, and economic coercion—require NATO to modernize beyond traditional military deterrence while encouraging member states to meet shared responsibilities in an evolving threat landscape.
Strategic Priorities for Revitalizing NATO
- Expand deterrence posture on NATO’s eastern flank, especially through forward deployments and rapid reinforcement capabilities.
- Institutionalize cyber defense, critical infrastructure security, and defense industrial base resilience.
- Enhance innovation cooperation under NATO’s DIANA framework, including AI, space, and quantum security.
- Deepen collaboration on critical technologies, semiconductors, and supply chains among NATO members.
- Strengthen allied burden-sharing to ensure readiness and credibility amid evolving threats.
Insights & Engagements
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🔷 Featured Insights
Meeting with Natalia Pouzyreff, a member of the Defense Committee of the French Assembly - Paris, February 11, 2025
Preparing for the Next Conflict: How NATO is Fortifying Its Defenses - Wilson Center Policy Brief with Jeremy Renken - January 28, 2025
A Dangerous World Needs a Stronger US-Led NATO - Wilson Center Policy Brief - July 9, 2024
Hosted Polish Air Force Brig. Gen. Jatczak to Lask Air Base in Poland with U.S. Air and Space Forces Civic Leaders - June 28-29, 2024
Visit to collaboration among 11 European countries and the U.S. operating in Papa, Hungary provide airlift capacity to nations not large enough to afford an independent capability - with U.S. Air and Space Forces Civic Leaders - June 28 2024
Visit to Ramstein Air Force Base - Germany with U.S. Air and Space Forces Civic Leaders - June 23-26, 2024