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Dossier: NATO in a Changing World

NATO and peace - similar logos, diverging roads?

Outdated Organisation or Indispensable Alliance?

This much is certain: The world does not much look like it did 60 years ago.

In 1949 the geopolitical landscape was defined by clear ideological and geographic boundaries. When the United States and some European nations agreed that year to form a military alliance, their intentions were well understood: They wanted to ensure their mutual solidarity against the threat of Soviet communism.

Of course, the communist threat, together with the Iron Curtain that once ran through Europe, has since faded into history. But NATO remains - burnished by its victory, yet also discomfited by the disappearance of the world into which it was born. (more...)

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NATO in a Changing World – Outdated Organisation or Indispensable Alliance?

April 2, 2009 - Report on the NATO Conference, March 6/7, 2009, Berlin, including the keynote address by Jürgen Trittin: „Does NATO Have a Future?“ By Cameron Abadi more»

Poland and the Future of NATO

- March 25, 2009 - NATO did not fail during the Cold War or after: It did safeguard the security to its member states. NATO can be successful in the future, too - provided it focuses on its primary tasks and resists the temptation to "do everything everywhere". By Prof. Roman Kuźniar more»

Poland in the Western Sphere

- March 25, 2009 - By joining NATO - and, five years later, the European Union - Poland has fulfilled its strategic objectives, directing its internal development towards a state more secure, democratic, and affluent. By Maria Wągrowska more»

The Lonely Power: Russian Security Policy and the West

- February 24, 2009 - Moscow has, once and for all, abandoned the policies of Western integration promoted by Boris Yeltsin. The best way to deal with the situation constructively is to negotiate a new treaty on strategic arms, reach an understanding on missile defenses, give Ukraine a solid long-term European perspective - but desist from the NATO option. By Dmitri Trenin more»

Calling for Co-operation: Lessons Learned in Afghanistan

- February 24, 2009 - NATO’s intervention in Afghanistan shows that the alliance has no choice but to co-operate with other multinational organisations, as well as major and regional powers in order to earn respect and legitimacy. By Fazal-ur-Rahman more»

Climate Change and Energy as Security Threats

- February 24, 2009 - In the coming years, NATO will surely respond to international crises. Yet, NATO’s strategy should also take into account the two dominant security threats currently shaping the state of the planet: global climate change and energy security. By Sherri Goodman and David Catarious more»

NATO for the 21st Century

- February 5, 2009 - NATO alone cannot stretch far enough to tackle the challenges we face. It must also be able to connect better with others. And if NATO is to both stretch and connect, its members will need to supplement static territorial defence with societal resilience and - a particular challenge for Germany - to develop the expeditionary capabilities necessary to enable NATO to act effectively. By Daniel Hamilton more»

13.12.	Arrival City – Potenziale und Sprengkraft - Eine Buchpräsentation mit Doug Saunders Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
13.12.	Rebellen, Ranger und Ressourcen - Wie Kongos Wildhüter den Virunga-Nationalpark vor Krieg und Erdöl-Konzernen schützen - Podiumsdiskussion Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin

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