@MarkAlanWebber

Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham. Tweeting on things NATO and related

Joined September 2013
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Not quite the last word on the NATO Ankara summit. Happy to have contributed to this collection published by Instituto da Defesa Nacional, Lisbon: idn.gov.pt/pt/publicacoes/id…

IDN Brief | NATO Summit in Ankara

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Just out - my take (with Michael J. Williams and James Sperling) on deterrence failure and Russia's invasion of Ukraine link.springer.com/article/10…

Road to ruin: mixed signals and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Journal of Transatlantic Studies - Mixed signals by the West (the USA and its NATO allies) provided encouragement for the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The charge that the invasion...

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My analysis of how Rutte and Stoltenberg have helped NATO survive. time.com/article/2026/07/24/…

How NATO Is Quietly Reinventing Itself for Trump

"NATO has been quietly reshaping itself toward America’s preferred vision of European security," writes Mark Webber.

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My thought's on the recent Ankara summit ukandeu.ac.uk/nato-at-ankara…

NATO at Ankara: meeting the ‘high minimum’ - UK in a changing Europe

Mark Webber looks at the outcomes of last week's NATO summit in Ankara and reflects on the future of the alliance.

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The Ankara Summit Declaration

The Ankara Summit Declaration

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Just out: theconversation.com/nato-sum…

Nato summit will reveal how alliance plans to manage European security as US cuts back its support

As ever, a lot will depend on the mood of the US president, Donald Trump.

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Interview with recently-retired DSACEUR. Great on NATO's internal workings ad the UK's loss of influence. open.spotify.com/episode/5mX…

Does Britain’s defence plan make it NATO’s weak link?

The General & The Journalist · Episode

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Failing upwards ... telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06…

Starmer’s wish to lead Nato shows he might have a sense of humour after all

It sounds very much like the PM regards the gig as a fallback option – a consolation prize after losing the job he actually wants

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Comprehensive analysis of NATO foreign ministers' meeting from NATO Watch natowatch.org/default/2026/h…
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Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland

“We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality.

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At Vilnius Model NATO 2025!
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This door-stopper finally available. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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Fascinating BBC doc on NATO's history. Reflections on the Washington Treaty by yours truly at the start: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029rh…

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Nato: Then, Now, Now What?

Michael Goldfarb looks back at 75 years of Nato's collective defence.

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Just out .... tandfonline.com/journals/fde…

NATO at 75 and beyond: internal and external challenges

Explore the article collection: NATO at 75 and beyond: internal and external challenges. Published in Defence Studies.

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Typically contrarian piece in The Critic. Is NATO finished (again)? thecritic.co.uk/is-it-a-no-g…

Is it a no-go for NATO? | Reid Smith | The Critic Magazine

American conservatives are increasingly sceptical of the transatlantic alliance

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Trump and NATO - how to handle the president. A lesson from Denmark ft.com/content/dbb70dc0-0038…

EU and Nato take vow of silence on Greenland

Denmark urges other European capitals to resist reacting to Donald Trump’s threats

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Trump at Davos repeats the call for 5%GDP defence spend. This figure is now on repeat. The UK's struggle with 2.5% is not a good look washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | On a global stage, an imperial Trump offers some positive surprises

As the president addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, the mood of accommodation was palpable.

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Is 3% of GDP on defence too much or too little. Part 2 telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2…

Trump can strengthen the Nato alliance, but not by threatening to leave it

Threats against European free-riders might force them to raise defence spending in the short term, but at significant long-term cost

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