NATO Response Force

7 May 2012

Two decades of NATO operations: Taking stock, looking ahead

NATO’s Diego A. Ruiz Palmer analyses the 20 years of NATO operations that started in 1992 – and looks at how the ones over the next 20 years may look.

6 September 2011

NATO after 9/11: a US perspective

For a truly modern approach to bringing NATO up to speed on 21st century security threats, the Alliance needs smart spending, more commitment and clearer planning, argues Dr Jacquelyn Davis.

25 March 2009

From AMF to NRF

Diego A. Ruiz Palmer, the Head of the Planning Section in NATO’s Operations Division, discusses the evolution of NATO’s rapid reaction forces used in deterrence, defence and crisis-response operations.

1 September 2006

Sisyphus and the NRF

Robert Bell explores the challenges of setting up the NATO Response Force.

1 September 2006

Missile defence on NATO's agenda

In anticipation of the Riga Summit, David S. Yost analyses the issues behind NATO's debate on missile defence.

1 March 2005

Rethinking NATO’s force transformation

Anthony H. Cordesman analyses the rationale behind force transformation on both sides of the Atlantic and the results to date.

1 April 2004

The meaning of enlargement

Tomás Valásek examines the impact of both EU and NATO enlargement on security thinking in Europe.

1 April 2004

Admiral Giambastiani: SACT

Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani is NATO's first Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) as well as Commander of the US Joint Forces Command, both of which are headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.

1 January 2004

Transforming NATO's military structures

General James L. Jones examines how the Alliance has reformed its military structures since the Prague Summit and the development of the NATO Response Force.