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NAVI Research Institute Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Crisis Lab

We are excited to announce that the NAVI Research Institute, a division of the NATO Veterans Initiative (NAVI), has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Crisis Lab, a platform from Capacity Building International (CBI). This agreement was officially signed in June,...

A Reminder of Russia’s War in Ukraine: “Hybrid Warfare and Presentism”

Since Russia started its large-scale military operation against Ukraine, there has not been a sound discussion about Russia’s hybrid warfare which has been promoted as an “example for hybrid warfare” by NATO and the EU particularly after Russia’s annexation of Crimea...

The Role of Military Service in Human Life and Behavior

Highlights Although military structures and enlistment characteristics have evolved over time, military service continues to be a profoundly transformative experience for individuals worldwide. Military service functions as a powerful agent of socialization for individuals, leading to the acquisition of new values,...

Migration in the Sahel-Sahara with the Critical Security Studies (CSS) Perspective

Migration in the Sahel-Sahara with the Critical Security Studies (CSS) Perspective 1. Introduction The Sahelian region, with its long-standing issues that sit at the intersection of development and security, has been a subject of migration-themed discussions in recent years (Raineri & Rossi, 2017:...

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Stanislava Mladenova, PhD

“Today, we are faced with a politically and militarily complex situation in Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti, and great power competition with China. These are the concerns people have in Washington, DC these days. But perhaps the MOST pertinent and substantial challenges we face TODAY are those of the HUMAN CONDITION in fragile and irregular spaces, which will be home to 2/3rds of the world’s poor by 2030 …… NGOs are increasing in size and complexity, and they are now concentrating in places where SOFs are. The military cannot fix what’s wrong alone, and neither can the civilian organizations working on the ground alongside them.”

Stanislava Mladenova

Author of "When Rambo Meets the Red Cross"
Elizabeth Braw

“It really is important that people who are involved with NATO whether as employees or former employees or in the surrounding orbits of think tankers to not just exist within that orbit but engage and be involved with outside of that NATO orbit ……. I think NATO risks becoming less relevant in the policy debate outside NATO circles if  those who are involved with NATO do not acknowledge these threats and present solutions to them. I think one really important aspect that NAVI could help address is bring business executives into the conversation.  They have incredible insights that are rarely listened or heard or engaged with within NATO circles.”

Elisabeth Braw

Author of "Goodbye Globalization"
Ümit Kurt

… the measures taken against migration are, -for the reasons described above-, targeting more immediate consequences rather than the root causes which prioritizes the security of developed world. As mentioned earlier, the security-development approaches have their deficiencies, like prioritizing the securitization of the state’s border and sustaining the host nation’s regime rather than the individual. Emancipation, empowering and democratization of the region are not on the agenda when it comes to the migration-security-development nexus.

Ümit Kurt

Deputy Director of NAVI and Director of NAVI Research and Analysis
Davor Petek

People like us… have served under NATO flag… we probably better understand not only the values that NATO brings to the table but also what it means to fight hand in hand, to have interoperability…

There’s an untapped goldmine of ex-military now civilian experts that can bring a lot to the table and contribute to the benefit of NATO.

Davor Petek

Sergeant Major
Retired Maj. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr.

NATO Summit was a clear success, and I will give you a number of reasons of why I think so.. First, Nato was united in its commitment of long-term support to Ukraine and future membership in NATO; second it remained united in its condemnation of Russia…

Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr.

Retired Major General
Retired Maj. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr.

“I don’t think society can continue remain disengaged.. it needs people to help maintain the principles of democracy, civil liberties and human rights that frankly set the conditions for success and prosperity over 75 years since World War II.”

Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr.

Retired Major General
former Belgian Prime Minister Professor Mark Eyskens

And there is a former president in the United States preaching from everywhere “America first” protectionism collective egoism. This is an absolutely counterproductive approach if you want an efficient, democratic, and balanced solution of the problems caused by Globalism and unfair competition. Democracies today show their vulnerability when voters give credit to their Darwinian instincts like egoism, aggressivity, nationalism, even war. Then, helping poor people is no longer their business. It is rather worrying.

Mark Eyskens

Former Belgian Prime Minister, Professor
former Belgian Prime Minister Professor Mark Eyskens

Indeed, most Europeans, thanks to their ancestors, emigrated from Caucasia to Europe. So, we are all emigrants, and we are all immigrants, but it’s very difficult today to convince public opinion of that truth.

Mark Eyskens

Former Belgian Prime Minister, Professor
former Belgian Prime Minister Professor Mark Eyskens

And indeed, why should NATO not tackle the immigration issue for reasons of common security and even propose some solutions in terms of integrating immigrants in some armies?

Mark Eyskens

Former Belgian Prime Minister, Professor

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