The Russian assault on the Republic of Georgia, which had been weeks if not months in planning, surprised no one but Western leaders. Ambassador David Smith of the Tbilisi office of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies briefed members of JINSA’s Boards of Directors and Advisors as well as a select group of lay leaders via conference call on August 15.

In Europe Project Paper #10, JINSA Research Associate Stoyan Stoyanov analyzes the European Union's European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and its implications for NATO and transatlantic relations.