NATO Review online magazine looks at key security issues through the eyes of the experts
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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.
How do Russian experts see NATO's evolving relationship with Russia in areas such as missile defence, Afghanistan and other security issues? Here, we present the results of a survey of Russian experts by the independent Atlantic Initiative.
Today is the moment for Russia and NATO to end seeing each other through the Cold War prism, argues Fyodor Lukyanov. Twenty first century challenges requires both sides to challenge their 20th century hangovers.
The relationship between Russia and NATO seems destined to be one of peaks and troughs, argues Konstatin Eggert. But it is Russia's other regional relations which may soon top its security agenda.
Robert Pszczel is NATO's face in Russia. As the head of NATO's Information Office in Moscow, he now both talks about - and listens to opinions on - NATO's evolving partnership with Russia. Here he explains some of the feedback - and why it's positive to be an optimist.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Norway's Foreign Affairs Minister, Jonas Gahr Store, has played a leading role in focusing more attention on the issue of the High North. In this interview, he explains the role of science, cooperation - and Russia.
Denmark's Minister of Defence, Soren Gade, outlines Denmark's take on emerging High North issues, covering areas such as Greenland, search and rescue, and oil.
What would the host country of NATO's Summit like to see the event achieve? Romanian President Traian Băsescu highlights the main areas where he hopes progress can be made.
Dmitri Trenin takes a hard look at the NATO-Russia relationship on the fifth anniversary of the NATO-Russia Council and the tenth of the Paris Founding Act on Mutual Relations.
"Tell us, Gospodin Welberts, What is the NATO-Russia Council really about? Is NATO now ready to take Russia's interests into consideration? Who guarantees us that you won't commit another aggression like the one against Yugoslavia? What comes after the bombardment of Belgrade? Minsk?" These are just routine questions in the daily life of NATO's Information Office in Moscow, [i]writes Rolf Welberts[/i].
General Konstantin Vasiliyevich Totskiy is the first Russian ambassador to be accredited exclusively to NATO. A 53-year-old professional soldier born in Uzbekistan, General Totskiy had previously spent his entire career in the Border Service, originally of the Soviet Union and later of Russia, becoming director of the Russian Federal Border Service in 1998.