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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has compelled the NATO Alliance to reassess its defence strategy and find ways to assist Ukraine in defending itself against the aggressor. While some realists argue that NATO provoked the attack and Russia intervened to counter the threat posed by NATO, such arguments are clearly false or based on a misunderstanding of reality. Nevertheless, following the aggression, NATO now faces the challenging task of not only addressing the Russian threat but also contemplating the future of the Alliance. This issue of New Eastern Europe provides the context and recommendations for tackling this task. In April of this year, we collaborated with our publisher, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, and LSE ideas (LSE’s foreign policy think tank) to organise an expert seminar. The seminar aimed to examine the lessons learnt on behalf of NATO and formulate recommendations ahead of the Vilnius Summit. The results of the seminar, along with insights from various experts on different aspects of the challenge, are published here.