Mustafa Taha Durmuş

Verhelst highlights the institutional and constitutional questions arising from NATO’s expansion beyond its original treaty framework; Green demonstrates the continuing centrality of CSD within contemporary international law; and Eichler situates the Alliance within the broader dynamics of post-Cold War security competition. Despite their methodological differences, all three authors underscore the enduring relevance of collective defense in an era characterized by hybrid threats, technological interdependence, and renewed great-power rivalry.