NATO is weighing a stronger and more assertive response to what it calls an increase in hybrid attacks by Russia. These attacks include cyber intrusions, sabotage, and violations of national airspace,

The other is the National Escape Clause (nec), which allows countries to increase defence spending by up to 1.5% of gdp over the next four years without falling foul of eu deficit rules. Already 16 countries have signed up,

Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, told the Berlin Security Conference earlier this month that he hoped a German would become Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), overseeing the alliance’s military activities in Europe, a role that has been held by an American since NATO’s inception.

Kelluu, a Finnish company just 50 miles from the Russian border, is building small airships for arctic warfare.

Are European skies at risk? A History professor from the Royal Military College of Canada explains recent airspace violations and their impact on NATO.

While the U.S. has taken part in previous iterations of the military exercise, this year's U.S. footprint was smaller as allied nations are pressed by the Trump administration to put more into European defense.

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on his recent interview with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.