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"Neill Nugent and Mark Rhinard assess the role of the Commission in external relations in light of the changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty. Given the wide range of policies covered by this rubric (including trade, development, enlargement and foreign), the Commission's capacity for leadership varies substantially. The conventional wisdom on this topic is that the Commission has been on the decline since the Delors era, which the Lisbon Treaty 'is generally seen to have [...] accelerated [...] with the Commission often portrayed as the main loser in the institutional reforms and redistribution of power arrangements'. Contrary to the perception of the Commission's continued decline, Nugent and Rhinard argue that the Commission has largely held firm when it comes to its position in external relations." (contract)

FY 2013-2014. Project Lead: Clark Murdock & Franklin Miller ; NATO nuclear policy faces a variety of external challenges including the increased complexity of deterrence relationships, WMD proliferation to new actors capable of disrupting stability, and the increasing strategic significance of Asia. The three nuclear members of NATO, the United States, United Kingdom, and France (P-3), will drive the burden-sharing strategy and consensus necessary to weather a NATO drawdown while maintaining nuclear force posture. The project aims to increase the security of the United States by improving trilateral understanding, enhancing scholarship of the emerging challenges, and providing insight on the evolving nature and future of the P-3 partnership. The dialogue will continue to define the role of nuclear weapons, explore how the United States can foster a political consensus, and analyze the cross-domain deterrence of space, cyber, and nuclear issues. ; Defense Threat Reduction Agency ; NA ; Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.