New Books Network Joanna Siekiera ed., "NATO Stability Policing: Beneficial Tool in Filling the Security Gap and Establishing the Rule of Law, and a Safe and Secure Environment" (NATO Stability Policing Centre Of Excellence, 2024)
Mar 25, 2026
Dr. Ioana Shakira, an international lawyer and NATO trainer specializing in legal warfare and Indo-Pacific security. She walks through NATO stability policing: its definition, history, and doctrine. Short takes cover gendarmerie strengths, lawfare risks, cultural challenges, multi-domain links, and future scenarios including regional priorities like Latin America.
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Use Gendarmerie Forces For Civilian Engagement
- Use gendarmerie or trained military-police style forces for stability policing where possible because their civilian mindset reduces perceived threat.
- Ioana cites Carabinieri, Gendarmerie, Guardia Civil and specialized centers of excellence as effective models.
What NATO Means By Stability Policing
- Stability policing is police-related activity to reinforce or temporarily replace indigenous policing under NATO doctrine.
- Ioana Shakira explains it uses military forces with a policing mindset to restore public order, rule of law, and human rights temporarily.
Legal Warfare Shapes Policing Influence
- Lawfare shapes stability policing because adversaries exploit legal gaps and varied doctrine interpretations.
- Ioana warns Russia and China use policing, corruption, and legal instruments in partner states to win influence.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Ioana Shakira's background and project origin
01:50 • 5min
Why include non-academic practitioners
06:56 • 4min
Structure and themes of the trilogy
10:57 • 2min
Defining NATO stability policing
13:18 • 7min
Historical origins of stability policing
19:49 • 2min
NATO doctrine and legal framework
21:51 • 2min
Lawfare and international competition
24:13 • 3min
Cultural and legal culture challenges
26:45 • 5min
How doctrine should treat stability policing
31:55 • 4min
NATO preparedness and research gaps
36:01 • 5min
Stability policing and multi-domain operations
41:28 • 2min
Ad break
43:04 • 2min
Why gendarmerie forces excel at SP
44:45 • 3min
Militarization concerns and backup roles
47:22 • 9min
Case studies: global SP missions
55:55 • 3min
Future scenarios and the SP battalion concept
58:52 • 5min
Where SP is most applicable now
01:03:44 • 3min
Accessing the trilogy and closing call
01:06:30 • 3min
Outro
01:09:03 • 40sec
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The Stability Policing Trilogy Volume III – Future
Various authors; edited by Joanna Siekiera
Volume III of the Stability Policing Trilogy projects future challenges and scenarios for stability policing, blending informed futures analysis with imaginative vignettes to test doctrine and capability readiness.
Edited by Joanna Siekiera, the volume features scenario work by futurists such as Luke Chabro and includes dialogues and fictionalized staff exercises illustrating potential operations in Europe, the Baltics, and beyond.
It examines multi‑domain threats including cyber, psychological operations, and hybrid tactics below the threshold of formal armed conflict.
The book aims to stimulate planning and debate on adapting stability policing to evolving security landscapes, and to present practical options for NATO and national policymakers.
It is written to be accessible and thought‑provoking for military, police, and academic audiences.
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International Law and Security in Indo‑Pacific
Strategic Design for the Region
Joanna Siekiera
'International Law and Security in Indo‑Pacific' analyzes legal and strategic frameworks shaping security in the Indo‑Pacific, offering recommendations for regional strategic design.
Joanna Siekiera draws on interdisciplinary methods to explore legal warfare, norms, and the role of international institutions amid great‑power competition.
The book addresses challenges such as maritime disputes, hybrid coercion, and alliance dynamics.
It provides policy-relevant analysis for governments and security practitioners engaged in the region.
The work aims to bridge legal scholarship and strategic studies to enhance regional resilience.
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21st Century as the Pacific Century
Culture and Security of Oceania States in Great Power Competition
Joanna Siekiera
Joanna Siekiera's '21st Century as the Pacific Century' examines the strategic importance of the Indo‑Pacific and the cultural, political, and security challenges facing Oceania states amid rising great‑power competition.
The book analyzes how regional actors navigate influence from major powers and how legal, diplomatic, and military strategies shape regional stability.
Siekiera blends interdisciplinary methods to highlight underappreciated perspectives, particularly for European audiences.
It emphasizes the need for greater awareness and engagement by Western partners in the Indo‑Pacific.
The work aims to inform policymakers, scholars, and practitioners interested in regional security dynamics.
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Evolution on Demand
The Changing Roles of the U.S. Marine Corps in 21st Century Conflicts and Beyond
Joanna Siekiera
'Evolution on Demand' explores how the U.S.
Marine Corps has adapted to changing operational environments in the twenty‑first century, addressing doctrinal shifts, force design, and mission sets.
Edited by contributors including Joanna Siekiera, the book gathers analysis from scholars and practitioners on institutional evolution, lessons from recent conflicts, and future force requirements.
It highlights the interplay between strategy, policy, and operational practice in shaping Marine Corps capabilities.
The volume is informed by recognition from the Marine Corps University and engages both military and academic audiences.
It aims to inform debates on force transformation and readiness.
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The Stability Policing Trilogy Volume II – Present
Various authors; edited by Joanna Siekiera
Volume II of the Stability Policing Trilogy focuses on contemporary applications and thematic challenges of stability policing, including cyber operations, migration, rule of law, trafficking, counter‑terrorism, cultural property protection, and protection of civilians.
Edited by Joanna Siekiera for the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence, it gathers chapters by military and police practitioners, legal experts, and analysts to explore doctrine implementation and real‑world case studies.
The volume underscores the role of multi‑domain operations in enabling stability policing and examines how police‑related activities interact with modern threats.
It is intended for military commanders, police leaders, and policymakers seeking practical guidance on integrating stability policing into mission planning.
The book emphasizes accessible writing for a broad audience and aims to spur further research and capability development.
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NATO Stability Policing
Beneficial Tool in Filling the Security Gap and Establishing the Rule of Law, and a Safe and Secure Environment
Joanna Siekiera
The NATO Stability Policing trilogy, edited by Joanna Siekiera and published by the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence, investigates stability policing across three volumes focused on the past, present, and future.
It brings together practitioners and scholars to define stability policing, examine doctrinal and legal frameworks, and present case studies from missions such as post-WWII Germany, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor, and Sahel operations.
The series emphasizes police-related activities that reinforce or temporarily replace indigenous police to restore public order, protect human rights, and build local capacity.
Volume three includes scenario-based futures thinking and imaginative vignettes about potential stability policing battalions and operations.
The trilogy is intended as accessible, open-access guidance for military, police, policymakers, and researchers to inform doctrine and practical implementation.
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The Stability Policing Trilogy Volume I – Past
Various authors; edited by Joanna Siekiera
Volume I of the Stability Policing Trilogy, produced for the NATO Stability Policing Centre of Excellence and edited by Joanna Siekiera, traces the historical development and earliest applications of stability policing.
It covers cases from the U.S.
Constabulary in post‑WWII Germany through more recent missions such as Kosovo, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan, and operations in Africa and the Caribbean.
Contributors include practitioners and scholars who provide historical analysis, lessons learned, and reflections on how past practice informs contemporary doctrine.
The volume aims to make the concept accessible and demonstrate continuity in police-related stabilization tasks across decades and geographic contexts.
It serves as a foundational reference for policymakers and trainers developing stability policing capabilities.
Since the end of the Cold War and the resurgence of great power competition on the world stage, NATO has been in a period of transition to adapting to the new international security environment that is mark by great instability and violations of international law. These types of situation have in recent years have been labelled "grey-zone" style threats that can be dangerous but may avoid the official legal definition of warlike activity.
To combat this concerning situation has arisen the concept of "Stability Policing" that helps ensure that the rule of law is established and preserved in the long run. This includes the effective cooperation between military and civil law enforcement together to achieving long-term stability in troubled areas.
The NATO Stability Policing Centre Of Excellence commissioned its own extensive three volume study NATO Stability Policing: Beneficial Tool in Filling the Security Gap and Establishing the Rule of Law, and a Safe and Secure Environment (2024)edited by Dr. Joanna Siekiera to investigate the nature and challenges of such stability operations.
The three volumes are available online:The Stability Policing Trilogy Volume I – Past
The Stability Policing Trilogy Volume II – PresentThe Stability Policing Trilogy Volume III – Future
Dr. Joanna Siekiera is an expert in international law, NATO consultant, trainer, and educator. She has previously been featured on the New Books Network for 21st Century as the Pacific Century. Culture and Security of Oceania States in Great Power Competition (Warsaw University Press, 2023), Evolution on Demand: The Changing Roles of the U.S. Marine Corps in Twenty-first Century Conflicts and Beyond (Marine Corps University Press, 2025), and International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific: Strategic Design for the Region (Routledge, 2025).
Stephen Satkiewicz is an independent scholar with research areas spanning Civilizational Sciences, Social Complexity, Big History, Historical Sociology, Military History, War Studies, International Relations, Geopolitics, and Russian and East European history. He is currently the Book Review Editor for Comparative Civilizations Review.
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