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Introduction to NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NATO Public Diplomacy Division

Introduction to NATO

NATO today?

Cold War static warfare – nuclear deterrence

End Cold Warpartnerships – crisis management

September 11, 2001 terrorist attackscombating new threats – force projection out-of-area

NATO today?

political or military?

defensive or pre-emptive action?

North Atlantic, Euro-Atlantic or global?

political or military?

defensive or pre-emptive action?

north atlantic, euro-atlantic or global?

COLLECTIVE

DEFENCE

NATO - Overview

What is NATO?

What does NATO do?

How does NATO work?

What is NATO?

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A political & military organisation

Member countries

Sharing common values

The principle of collective defence

A broad definition of security

Maintaining the transatlantic link

OVERVIEW


DIALOGUE /CONSENSUS

DIPLOMACY

COOPERATION

A political organisationreinforcing security by reducing the risk of conflict

OVERVIEW WHAT IS NATO?


OVERVIEW

COLLECTIVEDEFENCE

CRISIS MANAGEMENTOPERATIONS

MAINTAINING

ADEQUATE MILITARY

CAPABILITIES

A military organisation

WHAT IS NATO?

Member countries

1952 Greece, Turkey

1955 Germany

1982 Spain

1999 Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States

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2004

WHAT IS NATO?OVERVIEW

Sharing common values


peace and stability

freedomcommon heritage

rule of lawindividual liberty

well-being

democracy

solidarity

The principle of collective defence

No geographic limitation – foreign ministers at Reykjavik, May 2002

An armed attack against one or more members is considered as an attack against all

The right to self-defence – Article 51 UN Charter

Article 5 - Washington Treaty

Operate when & where necessary to fight terrorism


A broad definition of security

The Alliance’s Strategic Concept (1999)


Political

Economic

Social

Environmental

Military

The transatlantic link


Linking North America and Europe

A unique security partnership+ forum for strategic security discussions

What does NATO do?

OVERVIEW

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Protects people

Forges partnerships

Builds peace and stability

Combats new threats

Welcomes new members

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Protecting people

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Stimulates consultation

Promotes dialogue and cooperation

Prevents conflicts through diplomacy

Helps to rebuild post-conflict areas

« The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite

any other European State in a position to further the

principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security

of the North Atlantic area to accede to this Treaty. […] »

Article 10 Washington Treaty

an ongoing process

NATO’s open door policy


Welcoming new members

Currently: Albania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*

NATO STANDARDS

PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE MEMBERSHIP

Programme to help aspiring partner countries meet:

* Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? NEW MEMBERS

Membership Action Plan

OVERVIEW

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

Partnership for Peace programme

NATO-Russia relations

NATO-Ukraine relations

Mediterranean Dialogue

Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

Working with other international organisations

WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Forging partnerships

26 members + 20 partners

A MULTILATERAL FORUM - 46

regional issues, arms control, terrorism,peacekeeping, science, etc.

EAPC ACTION PLAN

Created in 1997 – successor to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (1991)

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

20 Partners

Established in 1994

*Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name


Partnership for Peace

Individual Partnership Programmes

Individual Partnership Action Plans

Planning & Review Process

Practical cooperation

Partnership Action Plan Against Terrorism

Partnership for Peace Trust Funds

Partnership Action Plan on Defence Institution Building


Partnership for Peace

NATO-Russia Council (2002)

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« Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation » (1997)



NATO-Russia relations

NATO-Ukraine Commission (1997)

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« NATO-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Ukraine » (1997)



NATO-Ukraine relations

Initiated 1994 - currently seven participants

The Mediterranean Cooperation Group

Annual work programmes

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia

PARTNERSHIPSOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Mediterranean Dialogue

Initiated 2004 - currently four participants

The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Group

Annual work programmes

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirats

PARTNERSHIPSOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

United Nations

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Council of Europe

Non-governmental organisations

European Union


Other international organisations

Crisis management operations and missions

Afghanistan Kosovo Iraq

Darfur (Sudan) previous Balkan operations

Civil emergency planning

Refugee crises forest fires floods

earthquakes, etc.


Building peace and stability

ARTICLE 5

Assistance to United States - 2001

NON-ARTICLE 5

e.g., NATO operations in the Balkans

ASSISTANCE TO PARTNERS

e.g., the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*

* Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

PEACE & STABILITYOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Crisis management operations

Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Capability

1. Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center – NATO HQ

2. Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Unit A deployable unit

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PEACE & STABILITY

Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Capability

1. Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center – NATO HQ

2. Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Unit A deployable unit

Civil Emergency Planning

1. Developing military capabilities

Developing military capabilities

smaller, more flexible & mobile forces

Action against terrorism

Operation Active Endeavour, Operation Eagle Assist etc.

Fighting spread of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery


Combating new threats


Prague Capabilities Commitment (2002)Defence Capabilities Initiative (1999)

NATO Response Force (NRF)

Reforming the military command structure

Reform of the defence planning process

Allied Ground Surveillance planning process

Missile defence

NEW THREATS

Developing military capabilities


International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Operation Active Endeavour

Military concept for defence against terrorism

Partnership Action Plan against terrorism

Terrorist Threat Intelligence Unit

Operation Eagle Assist (2001-2002)

AWACS surveillance missions

NEW THREATS

Fighting terrorism

Weapons of Mass Destruction Initiative

(1999 Washington Summit)

Weapons of Mass Destruction Centre

(located at NATO HQ since 2000)

NATO multinational Chemical, Biological,

Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) defence

Battalion (2004)

WHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW NEW THREATS

Weapons of mass destruction

How does NATO work?

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Consensus decision-making

Delegations

NATO Secretary General

International Staff

Main bodies

Military command structure

Agencies

Paying for NATO

Civil and military structure

International Military Staff

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OVERVIEW HOW DOES NATO WORK?

Consensus decision-making

An inter-governmental organisationwhere decisions are taken jointly by each member country

Principle of consensus applied atevery committee level

National Authorities

Permanent Representatives(Ambassadors to NATO)

Integrated Military Command Structure

Strategic Commands


Military Representativesto NATO

Allied CommandTransformation

Allied CommandOperations

Secretary GeneralCommittees

subordinate to theCouncil, DPC and NPG

Nuclear PlanningGroup (NPG)

Defence PlanningCommittee (DPC)

North Atlantic Council (NAC)

Military Committee(MC)

International Staff


Civil and military structure

A national delegation per member country NATO HQ, Brussels

Status of an Embassy

Headed by an Ambassador or Permanent Representative


Delegations


North Atlantic Council

Defence Planning Committee

Nuclear Planning Group

Military Committee

Main bodies

Chairman of NATO’s senior committees and decision facilitator

Spokesman

Head of International Staff


NATO Secretary General

Advisory and administrative body

Supports work of Delegations

Divided into divisions

Staffed by nationals from member countries


International Staff

Political Affairs and

Security PolicyDivision

OperationsDivision

Public Diplomacy

Division

Defence Policyand Planning

Division

DefenceInvestment

Division

Senior ResourceBoard

Civil & MilitaryBudget Committees

Secretary General

Deputy SecretaryGeneral

International Boardof Auditors

NATO Office ofSecurity

Executive Management

Division


International Staff

Council Secretariat

Office of the Financial

Controller

IntelligenceDivision

Operations Division

Plans & PolicyDivision

Cooperation& Regional SecurityDivision

Logistics Armaments &Resources

Division

NHQC3S*

Financial Controller

Legal Officer

Support ActivitiesPersonnel

Public InformationAdvisor

Director (DIMS)

ExecutiveCoordinator

SITCEN

IntelligenceDivision

Operations Division

Plans & PolicyDivision

Cooperation& Regional SecurityDivision

Logistics Armaments &Resources

Division

NHQC3S*

Financial Controller

Legal Officer

Support ActivitiesPersonnel

Public InformationAdvisor

Director (DIMS)

ExecutiveCoordinator

SITCEN

*The NATO HQ Consultation, Command & Control (3C) Staff



1. Developing military capabilities

Allied Command Operations (ACO)

NATO OPERATIONS

Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

ALLIANCE TRANSFORMATION


Military command structure

CC-Air HQRamsteinGermany

CC-Land HQHeidelbergGermany

CC-Air HQIzmir

Turkey

CC-Mar HQNaples

Italy

CC-Land HQMadridSpain

CAOC-1Uedem

Germany

DCAOCUedem

Germany

CAOC-2FinderupDenmark

CAOC-3P.Renatico

Italy

DCAOCP.Renatico

Italy

CAOC-4LarissaGreece

JFC HQ BrunssumThe Netherlands

Joint HQ LisbonPortugal

JFC HQ NaplesItaly

CC-Mar HQNorthwood

UK

CC-Air HQRamsteinGermany

CC-Land HQHeidelbergGermany

CC-Air HQIzmir

Turkey

CC-Mar HQNaples

Italy

CC-Land HQMadridSpain

CAOC-1Uedem

Germany

DCAOCUedem

Germany

CAOC-2FinderupDenmark

CAOC-3P.Renatico

Italy

DCAOCP.Renatico

Italy

CAOC-4LarissaGreece

JFC HQ BrunssumThe Netherlands

Joint HQ LisbonPortugal

JFC HQ NaplesItaly

ACOSHAPE

Mons, Belgium

CC-Mar HQNorthwood

UK

CommanderUSEUCOMDual-

hatted


Allied Command Operations (ACO)

MILIT. COMMAND STRUCTURE

ACTNorfolk, USA

Strategic ConceptsPolicy &

RequirementsIdentification

Joint ConceptDevelopment

Future CapabilitiesResearch &Technology

Education &Training

USJFCOM

NATOAgencies/

Bodies

Multi/ NationalCentres of Excellence

NATO DefenseCollege

Rome, Italy

NATO SchoolOberammergau,

Germany

NATO Communications

& Information System School

Latina, Italy

NATO MaritimeInterdictionOperational

Training CentreSouda Bay, Greece

ACT Staff ElementMons, Belgium

CapabilitiesPlanning &

Implementation

Joint Warfare CentreStavanger, Norway

Joint ForceTraining Centre

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Joint Analysisand

Lessons LearnedCentre

Monsanto, Portugal

Undersea ResearchCentre

La Spezia, Italy


Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

MILIT. COMMAND STRUCTURE

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STRATEGIC LEVEL - from geographical to functional division of responsibilities

OPERATIONAL LEVEL - from seven to five HQ

TACTICAL OR COMPONENT - from 13 to six HQ

Three tiers command:

OVERVIEW HOW DOES NATO WORK? MILIT. COMMAND STRUCTURE

Reform of the military command structure

Production and logistics

Standardisation

Communications

Research

Other agencies and organisations

Project offices


Agencies

principle of common funding

Direct contributions

Indirect contributions


- Civil budget- Military budget- NATO’s Security Investment programme

Paying for NATO

First published in 1991

& revised in 1999

WHAT IS NATO? A BROAD DEFINITION OF SECURITY

First published in 1991

& revised in 1999

Official document outlining:

- purpose & tasks of the Alliance

- strategic perspectives

- Alliance approach to security in 21st century

- guidelines for Alliance forces

Official document outlining

- purpose & tasks of the Alliance

- strategic perspectives

- Alliance approach to security in 21st century

- guidelines for Alliance forces

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OVERVIEW

The Alliance’s Strategic Concept

Defence reform

Modernisation of armed forces




Demining

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Demining


Flood prevention

Water management

Etc.

PFPWHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW PARTNERSHIPS


Identifies & evaluates forces & capabilities for multinational

training exercises

operations

… conducted with NATO forces

Identifies & evaluates forces & capabilities for multinational

training exercises

operations

… conducted with NATO forces

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OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS PFP

Planning & Review Process

Activities: - defence policy & planning - civil-military relations - education & training - air defence - communications & information systems- crisis management - civil emergency planning…

Activities drawn from Partnership Work Programme

Defence reformtra Two-year programmes

Activities drawn from Partnership Work Programme

Activities - defence policy & planning - civil-military relations - education & training - air defence - communications & information systems- crisis management - civil emergency planning, etc.


Individual Partnership Programmes

So far, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan

Launched at Prague Summit – Nov. 2002

Two-year plans

Opportunity for deeper bilateral relations with NATOSpecific advice on defence & securityAssistance with domestic reformsConsultations on sensitive issues

Opportunity for deeper bilateral relations with NATOSpecific advice on defence & securityAssistance with domestic reformsConsultations on sensitive issues

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WHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW PARTNERSHIPS PFP

Two-year plans

Launched at Prague Summit Nov. 2002

So far, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan


Individual Partnership Action Plans

Framework for NATO-Partner cooperation on terrorism- improved intelligence-sharing- cooperation in border security- training & exercises- development of capabilities - supports destruction of surplus munitions & small arms & light weapons



Framework for NATO-Partner cooperation on terrorism

- improved intelligence-sharing- cooperation in border security- training & exercises- development of capabilities - supports destruction of surplus -

- munitions & small arms & light weapons

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Defines partnership roles + instruments to fight terrorism

Launched at Prague SummitNovember 2002



Assist in safe destruction of:- stock-piled anti-personnel mines - other stock-piled munitions

Voluntary projects led by a NATO & Partner country



tra Voluntary projects led by a NATO & Partner country

Assist in safe destruction of:- stock-piled anti-personnel mines - other stock-piled munitions

Albania, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine …

Established in 2000


Partnership for Peace Trust Funds

Launched at Istanbul SummitJune 2004

Objectives include- democratic control of defence activities - civilian participation in developing security policy - transparent oversight of defence sector etc

Help implement reform & restructuring of defence institutions to meet domestic & international needs- define common objectives- exchange information- help tailor bilateral defence assistance - - programmes

Help implement reform & restructuring of defence institutions to meet domestic & international needs- define common objectives- exchange information- help tailor bilateral defence assistance - - programmes

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Objectives include- democratic control of defence activities - civilian participation in developing security policy - transparent oversight of defence sector, etc




Partnership Action Plan on Defence Institution Building

Consultation on:- struggle against terrorism- crisis management- non-proliferation- arms control & confidence-building measures- theatre missile defence- search & rescue at sea- military-to-military cooperation & defence reform- civil emergencies- new threats & challenges

Defence reform

Consultation on- struggle against terrorism- crisis management- non-proliferation- arms control & confidence-building measures- theatre missile defence- search & rescue at sea- military-to-military cooperation & defence reform- civil emergencies- new threats & challenges

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Launched at Rome SummitMay 2002

NATO-RUSSIAOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS

NATO-Russia Council

The Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation & Security between NATO and the Russian Federation (1997)

- « NATO and Russia do not consider each - other as adversaries”

- wide agenda of topics for cooperation

- establishes the NATO-Russia Permanent - Joint Council

The Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation & Security between NATO and the Russian Federation (1997)

- « NATO and Russia do not consider

- each other as adversaries »- wide agenda of topics for cooperation

- establishes the NATO-Russia - Permanent Joint Council

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OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS NATO-RUSSIA

NATO-Russia Founding Act

Cooperation on:

- struggle against terrorism

- crisis management

- non-proliferation

- arms control & confidence-building measures

- theatre missile defence

- search & rescue at sea

- military-to-military cooperation & defence reform

- civil emergencies

- new threats & challenges

Cooperation on

- struggle against terrorism

- crisis management

- non-proliferation

- arms control & confidence-building measures

- theatre missile defence

- search & rescue at sea

- military-to-military cooperation & defence reform

- civil emergencies

- new threats & challenges

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OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS NATO-RUSSIA

NATO-Russia practical cooperation

Established by the « NATO-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Ukraine » (1997)

Defence reform

Demining

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Adopts NATO-Ukraine Action Plans

Established by the « NATO-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Ukraine » (1997)

NATO-UKRAINEOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS

NATO-Ukraine Commission

Reaffirms NATO support for Ukrainian

sovereignty – independence

territorial integrity – democratic development

economic prosperity

status as a non-nuclear weapons state


Reaffirms NATO support for Ukrainian

sovereignty – independence

territorial integrity – democratic development

economic prosperity

status as a non-nuclear weapons state


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OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS NATO-UKRAINE

NATO-Ukraine Charter

Defence reform

Civil-military relations


Peace-keeping

Military exercises

Science

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Defence reform

Civil-military relations


Peacekeeping

Military exercises

Science

etc.

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OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS NATO-UKRAINE

NATO-Ukraine practical cooperation

1994: European Security & Defence Identity

1994: Combined Joint Task Force concept

2001: beginning institutionalised relations

2003: Berlin Plus Package

basis for practical cooperation in crisismanagement

1994: European Security & Defence Identity

1994: Combined Joint Task Force concept

2001: beginning institutionalised relations

2003: Berlin Plus Package

basis for practical cooperation in crisismanagement

NATO-EU relations

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OTHERSOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PARTNERSHIPS

1. International Security Assistance Force ISAF

2. Establish secure environment in Kabul & provinces under UN mandate

3. Provincial Reconstruction Teams 4. PRTs

5. Provide security for aid workers – help reconstruction work in provinces


International Security Assistance Force ISAF – NATO-led since Aug. 2003

Establish secure environment in Kabul & provinces under UN mandate

Provincial Reconstruction Teams PRTs – late 2003

Provide security for aid workers – help reconstruction work in provinces

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NATO in Afghanistan






NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force

KFOR - June 1999

UN Security Council Resolution 1244 June 1999

NATO air campaign against Serb forces

Operation Allied Force24 March – 10 June 1999

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NATO in Kosovo

NATO TRAINING MISSION – IRAQ

trains personnel from Iraqi security forces

& coordinates offers of equipment and

training from individual NATO and partner

Countries


NATO TRAINING MISSION – IRAQ

trains personnel from Iraqi security forces

& coordinates offers of equipment and

training from individual NATO and partner

Countries - 2004

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NATO in Iraq

Logistical support provided to African Union Mission in Sudan June 2005:

Members agree to support the expansion of the African Union Mission in Sudan by providing:

- strategic airlift

- training

Logistical support provided to African Union Mission in Sudan June 2005

Members agree to support the expansion of the African Union Mission in Sudan by providing:

- strategic airlift

- training

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NATO in Darfur






NATO-led implementation force

IFOR (1995) – UNSCR 1031

NATO-led stabilisation force SFOR (1996-2004) – UNSCR 1088

Succeeded by EU-led Operation Althea - December 2004

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Previous Balkan operations

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PEACE & STABILITY CEP





Role

- Coordinate responses to disasters, in consultation with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

- Focal point for information sharing

- Maintain liaison with UN-OCHA, EU & other organisations

Origins:

established in 1998 on initiative of Russia

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Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? PEACE & STABILITY CEP

Non-standing, multinational mix of national civil & military elements volunteered by members & partners

Deployed in case of major natural or technological disaster

Size & composition determined by each particular disaster

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Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Unit

Improve capabilities in 400+ areas covering eight fields:

- Chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear - defence

- intelligence, surveillance & target acquisition

- air-to-ground surveillance

- command, control & communications

- combat effectiveness

- strategic air & sea lift

- air-to-air refuelling

- deployable combat support & combat - service support units

Improve capabilities in 400+ areas covering eight fields

- Chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear - defence

- intelligence, surveillance & target acquisition

- air-to-ground surveillance

- command, control & communications

- combat effectiveness

- strategic air & sea lift

- air-to-air refuelling

- deployable combat support & combat - service support units

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CAPABILITIESNEW THREATSOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO?

Prague Capabilities Commitment

NEW THREATSOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? CAPABILITIES

Multinational joint force held at high-readiness

Deployable after five days’ notice & sustainable for 30 days & more if re-supplied

Article 5 & non-Article 5 missions

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NATO Response Force (NRF)


Three tiers command:

- strategic level: change from geographical to functional division of responsibilities

- operational level: from seven to five HQ

- tactical or component: from 13 to six HQ

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Military command structure - Reform


Reform of the defence planning process

Aim: to be more flexible, responsive & coordinated

Defence planning process - definition: an instrument to ensure that members generate the necessary capabilities to fulfil NATO missions

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Airborne, stand-off ground surveillance system (AGS)

Multinational cooperative effort

Detect & track vehicles moving on or near the ground

Development study with Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS)


Airborne, stand-off ground surveillance system (AGS)

Multinational cooperative effort

Detect & track vehicles moving on or near the ground

Development study with Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS)

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Allied Ground Surveillance


Programme launched for an Alliance Theatre Missile Defence (TMD) system

Protect troops or territory against short & medium-range ballistic & cruise missiles, aircraft, UAVs & other threats

Multi-layered system of low & high altitude defencebattle management command & control, early warning radar, various interceptors, etc

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Missile defence

TERRORISMOVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? NEW THREATS

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Help establish secure environment in Kabul & provinces under UN mandate

Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)

Provide security for aid workersReconstruction work in provinces

Operate parts of Kabul International Airport

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Maritime operation launched October 2001

Patrol & monitor Eastern Mediterranean

Since March 2003, escort merchant shipping through Straits of Gibraltar

Since March 2004, extended to whole Mediterranean

OVERVIEW WHAT DOES NATO DO? NEW THREATS TERRORISM

Operation Active Endeavour

Maritime operation launched October 2001

Patrol & monitor Eastern Mediterranean

Since March 2003, escort merchant shipping through Straits of Gibraltar

Since March 2004, extended to whole Mediterranean

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Military concept for defence against terrorism

Underlines NATO’s readiness to:

- act against terrorist attacks

- provide assistance in dealing with consequences of attacks

- support EU & other international organisations or coalitions

- deploy forces as & where required to carry out such missions

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Framework for NATO-Partner cooperation on terrorism- improved intelligence-sharing- cooperation in border security- training & exercises- development of capabilities - supports destruction of surplus munitions & small arms & light weapons



Framework for NATO-Partner cooperation on terrorism

- improved intelligence-sharing- cooperation in border security- training & exercises- development of capabilities - supports destruction of surplus -

- munitions & small arms & light weapons

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Defines partnership roles + instruments to fight terrorism

Launched at Prague SummitNovember 2002



WHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW TERRORISMNEW THREATS

Terrorist Threat Intelligence Unit

Analyses general terrorist threats & those more specifically aimed at NATO

Successor to Temporary Terrorist Threat Cell created after 9/11 – permanent since end 2003

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WHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW TERRORISMNEW THREATS

Operation Eagle Assist

AWACS help protect US homeland after 9/11

Approx. 4300 hours over 360 operational sorties

Mid-October 2001 to mid-May 2002

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Support for major public events

- Olympic Games

- Euro 2004

- Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Felipe

- Summit meetings of other international

- organisations etc.

Commonly owned airborne surveillance, warning & command capabilityConduct broad range of missions (air surveillance, air support & reconnaissance …)Asset for crisis management operations

WHAT DOES NATO DO?OVERVIEW NEW THREATS TERRORISM

AWACS surveillance missions

Commonly owned airborne surveillance, warning & commandcapabilityBroad range of missions (air surveillance, support & reconnaissance …)Asset for crisis management operations

Support for major public events- Olympic Games- Euro 2004- Summit meeting of other

international organisations, etc.

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Key political decision making body

Forum to discuss policy and operational questions

Chaired by Secretary General

Meets at different levels

Established by Article 9 Washington Treaty

Authority to set up subsidiary bodies

OVERVIEW HOW DOES NATO WORK? MAIN BODIES

North Atlantic Council

Key political decision-making body

Forum to discuss policy and operational questions

Chaired by Secretary General


Established by Article 9 Washington Treaty

Authority to set up subsidiary bodies

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Ultimate authority with regard to integrated military structure

Provides guidance to NATO’s military authorities

Oversees force planning process

All members except for France

Chaired by NATO Secretary General

Meets at all levels


Defence Planning Committee

Ultimate authority with regard to integrated military structure

Provides guidance to NATO’s military authorities

Oversees force planning process



Meets at all levels

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Ultimate authority with regard to nuclear policy issues

Reviews the Alliance’s nuclear policy in the light of changing security environment





Nuclear Planning Group






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Military Committee






Senior military advisory authority

Under authority of NAC, DPC & NPG

Provides guidance to

two strategic commanders


Chairman selected by Chiefs of Staff for three-year term

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OVERVIEW HOW DOES NATO WORK? PAYING FOR NATO

Civil budget

Operating costs of the International Staff

Civilian programmes

Running costs of HQ facilitiesconference servicesmeetings of NATO committeessecurity services

Operating costs of the International Staff

Civilian programmes

Running costs of HQ facilitiesconference servicesmeetings of NATO committeessecurity services

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Operating & maintenance costs of the international military structure

- Military Committee

- International Military Staff

- Agencies

- Two strategic commands & associated command, control & information systems

- Research & development agencies

- NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force

- Operating costs of NATO peacekeeping command structures


Military budget

Operating & maintenance costs of the international military structure

- Military Committee

- International Military Staff

- Agencies

- Two strategic commands & associated command, control & information systems

- Research & development agencies

- NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force

- Operating costs of NATO peacekeeping command structures

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Major construction & system investments that exceed national defence requirements of individual member countries

- communications & information systems

- radar

- military HQ

- airfields

- fuel pipelines & storage

- harbours etc


NATO’s Security Investment Programme

Major construction & system investments that exceed national defence requirements of individual member countries

- communications & information systems

- radar

- military HQ

- airfields

- fuel pipelines & storage

- harbours, etc.

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Documents

Introduction to NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO Public Diplomacy Division Introduction to NATO