Sorana-Cristina Jude is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King’s College London and the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the Defence Academy of the UK.Katharine A. M. Wright is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK and a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow on the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

• Foreword - Irene Fellin1. NATO: A Critical Approach - Sorana-Cristina Jude and Katharine A. M. Wright2. Security of the Baltic Islands - Christine Agius, Emil Edenborg and Sanna Strand 3. Changing Political and Societal Discourse in the Context of NATO Accession: A Focus on Finland - Minna Lyytikäinen, Johanna Ketola & Leena Vastapuu4. Allyship and State Identity in NATO - Sorana-Cristina Jude5. Allyship and the Everyday Practices of Multinationalism in NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence - Andris Banka6. Place Based Resistance and the Politics of Security in Everyday Encounters with NATO - Chloë Barker7. Operationalizing NATO’s Women, Peace and Security and Human Security Agendas - Samantha Turner8. NATO, Space and Creative Approaches for Alliance Building - Michael Mulvihill9. Public Diplomacy and Visualizing the NATO Secretary General - Katharine A. M. Wright, Nick Randall, Annika Bergman Rosamond, Chloë Barker and Alia Middleton10. Allyship and LGBTQ+ Rights at NATO - Matthew Hurley11. Conclusion: What’s Critical for a Critical Take on NATO in These Times of Trouble? - Maria Mälksoo

"Jude and Wright truly model what it means to study NATO as ‘critical friends,’ challenging militaristic assumptions while fostering engagement amid profound uncertainty." Professor Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen’s University (Canada) and Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow

Sorana-Cristina Jude is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King’s College London and the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the Defence Academy of the UK.Katharine A. M. Wright is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK and a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow on the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

• Foreword - Irene Fellin1. NATO: A Critical Approach - Sorana-Cristina Jude and Katharine A. M. Wright2. Security of the Baltic Islands - Christine Agius, Emil Edenborg and Sanna Strand 3. Changing Political and Societal Discourse in the Context of NATO Accession: A Focus on Finland - Minna Lyytikäinen, Johanna Ketola & Leena Vastapuu4. Allyship and State Identity in NATO - Sorana-Cristina Jude5. Allyship and the Everyday Practices of Multinationalism in NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence - Andris Banka6. Place Based Resistance and the Politics of Security in Everyday Encounters with NATO - Chloë Barker7. Operationalizing NATO’s Women, Peace and Security and Human Security Agendas - Samantha Turner8. NATO, Space and Creative Approaches for Alliance Building - Michael Mulvihill9. Public Diplomacy and Visualizing the NATO Secretary General - Katharine A. M. Wright, Nick Randall, Annika Bergman Rosamond, Chloë Barker and Alia Middleton10. Allyship and LGBTQ+ Rights at NATO - Matthew Hurley11. Conclusion: What’s Critical for a Critical Take on NATO in These Times of Trouble? - Maria Mälksoo

"Jude and Wright truly model what it means to study NATO as ‘critical friends,’ challenging militaristic assumptions while fostering engagement amid profound uncertainty." Professor Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen’s University (Canada) and Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow

Sorana-Cristina Jude is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at King’s College London and the Joint Services Command and Staff College of the Defence Academy of the UK.Katharine A. M. Wright is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Newcastle University, UK and a Fulbright Scholar and Research Fellow on the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

• Foreword - Irene Fellin1. NATO: A Critical Approach - Sorana-Cristina Jude and Katharine A. M. Wright2. Security of the Baltic Islands - Christine Agius, Emil Edenborg and Sanna Strand 3. Changing Political and Societal Discourse in the Context of NATO Accession: A Focus on Finland - Minna Lyytikäinen, Johanna Ketola & Leena Vastapuu4. Allyship and State Identity in NATO - Sorana-Cristina Jude5. Allyship and the Everyday Practices of Multinationalism in NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence - Andris Banka6. Place Based Resistance and the Politics of Security in Everyday Encounters with NATO - Chloë Barker7. Operationalizing NATO’s Women, Peace and Security and Human Security Agendas - Samantha Turner8. NATO, Space and Creative Approaches for Alliance Building - Michael Mulvihill9. Public Diplomacy and Visualizing the NATO Secretary General - Katharine A. M. Wright, Nick Randall, Annika Bergman Rosamond, Chloë Barker and Alia Middleton10. Allyship and LGBTQ+ Rights at NATO - Matthew Hurley11. Conclusion: What’s Critical for a Critical Take on NATO in These Times of Trouble? - Maria Mälksoo

"Jude and Wright truly model what it means to study NATO as ‘critical friends,’ challenging militaristic assumptions while fostering engagement amid profound uncertainty." Professor Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen’s University (Canada) and Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow