STUDY PEACE AND SECURITY THREE VISIONS FOR NATO Mapping National Debates on the Future of the Atlantic Alliance Matthias Dembinski and Caroline Fehl(eds.) June 2021 Despite gloomy headlines, NATO serves its members’ core security interests and is here to stay. Beyond this agreement, however, expert communities in member states strongly disagree on NATO’s future direction. Contested are NATO’s future focus, priorities and strategies towards Russia, China and its Southern neighbourhood, as well as the ways in which its internal architecture should be reformed. Three different visions of NATO’s­future are on the table:(i) a »NATO classic plus« would fo­cus on collective defence and Russia, with a few extras, such as cyber.(ii) a»NATO with a global outlook« would set its sights on China and widen its partnerships.(iii) a»NATO Gen­eration Z« would widen its scope even further and address such risks as climate change and democratic backsliding.