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Threats from within
Thoughts of a former extremist
Homegrown terrorism: how the EU sees it
What terror attacks tell us: the German example
The economic downturn: a boon for home-grown terrorists?
Terror, coercion and foreign policy
Homegrown terrorism in pictures
Homegrown failure: why the domestic terror threat is overblown
NATO Chicago Summit special edition
Chicago: right city, right time
Afghanistan snapshot: how the experts see it
Standing in line: what NATO means to me
From Cronkite to Korea: lessons learned
The US: at the heart of NATO since day 1
How well do you really know NATO?
Social media and NATO: it's complicated
NATO Summit 2012: what does it mean to Chicago
Václav Havel: remembering the big little man
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Strategic Concept
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, outlines how NATO’s new Strategic Concept’s ideas have been put into action.
NATO was created by a treaty signed in Washington, DC in 1949. As NATO returns to the US 63 years later for its Chicago Summit, NATO Review highlights some of the key moments of the shared history of the Alliance and its biggest member.
9/11 heralded an age of new threats. Not least of these is the cyber threat. Here, Olaf Theiler outlines how NATO has had to adapt quickly to a fast changing, pervasive and often cheap security threat.
The ten years since the 9/11 attacks have thrown up new and challenging security risks. How well have we kept up with them? Has NATO changed enough? In this edition, we look at what the security world has learnt since that historic day.
One of the aims of NATO's Lisbon summit was to seek better coordination between the military and civilian organisations. Why? Because everyone benefits from the outcome.
NATO's first Strategic Concept for eleven years was often portrayed as a balancing act. For instance, how to balance new threats with old ones? How to accommodate the interests of small countries and big ones? Now that it has been signed, how was the Concept seen?
Getting the message out: video 2 - The new Strategic Concept is not just about changing NATO – it’s also about changing how NATO is seen. This will require better communication. Here, we set out some of the challenges and what is being done to address them.
There are many roads leading from energy to security. Michael Rühle outlines the reasons for NATO’s interest in energy security and what difference it could make.
What have we learned in security in 2010? We present a short picture story with some of the main events from the year - some of which may provide lessons for 2011.
As some of the world's major leaders arrive in Lisbon to cement NATO's new Strategic Concept, NATO Review looks at how the city might be the perfect location to sign the concept.
In April 2010, The Atlantic Initiative conducted an expert survey in Russia to gauge the path of the NATO-Russia relationship. Here we present the results, some of which may be surprising.
NATO is changing to adapt to a new century, new challenges and new attitudes. How much can women expect to be part of NATO's vision for the future?
What role do nuclear issues have in NATO? How does the Alliance see the changes in the nuclear political landscape this year and how will this be reflected in its new Strategic Concept?
Same concept, different angles: video 2 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
What's changed since 1999 - video 2 : We’re 10 years on from the last Strategic Concept. What were the factors in play when 1999’s version was drawn up – and how did it differ from today? This short video provides an outline.
Views and interviews - video 3: What are the personal opinions of some of those connected with the drawing up of the new Strategic Concept? How far can it go? In this section, we offer face to face interviews with some key players.
Views and interviews - video 2: What are the personal opinions of some of those connected with the drawing up of the new Strategic Concept? How far can it go? In this section, we offer face to face interviews with some key players.
Views and interviews - video 1 : What are the personal opinions of some of those connected with the drawing up of the new Strategic Concept? How far can it go? In this section, we offer face to face interviews with some key players.
Same concept, different angles: video 3 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
Same concept, different angles: video 4 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
Getting the message out: video 1 - The new Strategic Concept is not just about changing NATO – it’s also about changing how NATO is seen. This will require better communication. Here, we set out some of the challenges and what is being done to address them
Same concept, different angles: video 1 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
The importance of the new concept for NATO - For some, the most important changes the Strategic Concept must bring are in what NATO does. For others, it will be how NATO does it - especially in terms of the organisation’s workings. Here we set out the different priorities.
The importance of the new concept for NATO - video 1 : For some, the most important changes the Strategic Concept must bring are in what NATO does. For others, it will be how NATO does it - especially in terms of the organisation’s workings. Here we set out the different priorities.
Views and interviews - video 4: What are the personal opinions of some of those connected with the drawing up of the new Strategic Concept? How far can it go? In this section, we offer face to face interviews with some key players.
What's changed since 1999 - video 1 : We’re 10 years on from the last Strategic Concept. What were the factors in play when 1999’s version was drawn up – and how did it differ from today? This short video provides an outline.
Same concept, different angles: video 3 - How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
From NATO’s inception until now, the changing role of the Secretary General has been one of the more interesting transformations of the Alliance.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s Secretary General, speaking before his final NATO Summit, claims that there are three major challenges facing the NATO Alliance.
As NATO prepares to draft a new Strategic Concept, Jan Petersen highlights the issues he feels it needs to address.
What difference would a clear, defined counter terrorism strategy make to NATO? Seda Gurkan looks into the pros and cons.
What is the best way for NATO to obtain the most strategic effect? Here Julian Lindley-French and James Townsend describe the potential path - and pitfalls - to pursuing optimal effect for NATO.
One of the main recommendations is clearer focus.
At first sight, NATO and Madonna may not seem to have much in common. But here, Peter van Ham makes a compelling case that one has shown a knack of successful self-reinvention - and the other one needs to.
Julian Lindley-French articulates seven strategic messages for the Euro-Atlantic community.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer outlines areas of special focus for the Alliance's Istanbul Summit and considers the way forward for NATO.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),
Poor Richard's Almanac, 1746
When the well is dry,
we know the worth of water
