Since 2022 NATO has endorsed a Human Security approach in relation to its core tasks. Yet its 2025 Summit fell silent on this, among many other issues. Alexander Gilder makes the case for why Human Security must stay on NATO’s agenda in order to bolster the Atlantic alliance’s legitimacy and effectiveness. With rising geopolitical tensions … Continue reading Human Security Must Remain on the NATO Agenda
Author: Alexander Gilder
Alexander Gilder is Associate Professor of International Law and Security at the University of Reading. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Associate Faculty in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University (Canada). His research focuses on UN peacekeeping and human security in military operations, particularly those of NATO and its member states. Alex has worked as an Academic Consultant at the NATO HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and as a Subject Matter Expert for the Ministry of Defence (UK). Views expressed are personal and do not represent the views of NATO or the Ministry of Defence.