Trump and NATO: Will NATO Survive Under a Second Trump Administration?

Rebecca Myshrall examines how President Donald J. Trump’s first administration marked a significant shift in the US stance toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with unprecedented criticism focused on the financial contributions of European allies. Myshrall summarizes the historical context of NATO’s formation and evolution of the US perspectives on it. Myshrall then documents… Continue reading Trump and NATO: Will NATO Survive Under a Second Trump Administration?

Understanding the Challenge of Legal Interoperability in Coalition Operations

In coalition operations, individual States may be responsible in law for some, but not all, of the activities conducted, and coalition members will often have different legal obligations or varying interpretations of the same obligations. In this article, David S. Goddard explores the challenges of achieving legal interoperability—the effective managing of these differences— and suggests… Continue reading Understanding the Challenge of Legal Interoperability in Coalition Operations