Western military leaders and experts alike are issuing dire warnings to Ukraine’s supporters: The failure to step up now and supply Ukrainian forces with the ammunition and weapon systems they need could result in the collapse of Ukraine’s defensive lines by this…
Committee Reports2023 witnessed a significant return of violent confrontations in northern Kosovo. The incidents sounded an alarm bell to Western leaders about the seriousness of the persistent challenges in the Western Balkans. The absence of normalised relations between Belgrade and…
Committee ReportsRussia’s war on Ukraine has had serious economic impacts with global consequences. International sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine initially led to a sharp decline in Russian export earnings which, in turn, precipitated a fall in the value of the Ruble. A…
Committee ReportsAcross the globe, the frequency and severity of water crises are on the rise, casting a dark shadow over millions of lives and livelihoods. These crises are not only endangering communities by depriving them of this essential resource but also escalating into…
Committee ReportsAs the Alliance is celebrating its 75th anniversary, it finds itself in a world characterised by geopolitical and strategic competition. Emerging disruptive technologies (EDT) play a central role in this environment as they are driving forces behind economic growth and…
Committee ReportsThe full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 shook the foundations of European security, prompting NATO to, inter alia, increase support to vulnerable partners, or ‘partners at risk’, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova…
Committee ReportsAfter more than two decades of robust economic growth, the Chinese economy is entering a phase of slower growth. Mounting debt, an asset bubble exacerbated by poor governance, excessive savings due, in part, to an inadequate social safety net, collapsing consumer…
Committee ReportsArtificial Intelligence (AI) is set to rapidly change how people live and work, but also the ways in which wars will be fought. Many experts believe that the integration of AI into military systems has the potential to revolutionise warfare. The potential use cases of…
Committee ReportsNATO meets its 75th anniversary facing the most precarious global security situation in decades. Like in the Cold War, NATO once again faces a threat from the east: Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine had a transformative impact on the Euro-Atlantic…
Committee ReportsIn the evolving landscape of the 21st century, the Global South has emerged as a pivotal player, wielding significant influence in shaping the dynamics of our interconnected world. The mixed global reaction to Russia’s illegal and brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
Committee ReportsDespite enjoying protection under international law, cultural heritage finds itself increasingly under attack in conflicts across the world. Malicious authoritarian States and non-state actors actively seek to weaponize it to pursue their pernicious goals.…
Committee ReportsThe defence industry long functioned as a critical engine of technological innovation and often “spun off” technologies it developed into the commercial realm. Today the reverse is increasingly the case. Militaries increasingly depend on technologies developed…
Committee ReportsSynthetic biology is one of the most disruptive emerging technologies. This third-generation biotechnology is a multi- and interdisciplinary field that applies engineering principles to biology. It enables the modification of existing organisms and the creation of new…
Committee ReportsGiven the growing complexity of the air threat facing NATO populations and territory, NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) and its missions will play a particularly important role in achieving the new deterrence and defence baseline to which Allies aspire.…
Committee ReportsDespite being recognised and prohibited under international law, conflict-related sexual violence continues to impact countless people around the world. Women and girls are most affected, but men and boys are not exempt. Pre-existing gender disparities provide fertile…
Committee ReportsPresented by the Committee on Democracy and Security and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Policy RecommendationsPresented by the Science and Technology Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Policy RecommendationsPresented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Policy RecommendationsPresented by the Economics and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Policy RecommendationsPresented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Policy RecommendationsPresented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Policy RecommendationsDemocratic societies today are on the cusp of partially retreating from what some analysts describe as an era of hyper-globalisation because of national security considerations but also because of its apparent consequences for communities marginalised by the logic of…
Committee ReportsSince the beginning of Russia’s latest unlawful and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine, egregious violations of international law have taken place. Ordering and leading an attack on Ukraine, in breach of international law and without legitimate justification, constitutes…
Committee ReportsRussia’s aggression against Ukraine and its willingness to deploy energy as a geopolitical weapon have destroyed its reliability as an energy supplier. A mass European exodus from Russian oil and gas markets has occurred. It is very unlikely that these energy markets…
Committee ReportsRussia’s war in Ukraine is the most violent and consequential war in Europe since the end of World War II. Its outcome will likely determine the shape of great power competition for the remainder of the 21st century. This special…
Committee ReportsUkraine’s reconstruction will not simply be essential for Ukraine. It will, in fact, be critical to reinforcing Europe’s security architecture and its democratic way of life. Indeed, European peace, security and economic vitality ultimately…
Committee ReportsRussian disinformation poses a serious threat to the security and democracy of Euro-Atlantic area countries. By eroding the distinction between reality and fiction, the Kremlin and its supporters seek to amplify societal divisions and destabilise Allied and partner…
Committee ReportsIf Putin’s Russia manages to achieve some of its objectives in Ukraine by the use of brutal force, it could de facto upend the post-WWII world order, based on the UN Charter and a network of international conventions and institutions. A much more volatile Europe with…
Committee ReportsRussia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashed the most violent and consequential conventional war on the European continent since World War II. The war sent immediate shockwaves that continue to resonate along the Alliance’s eastern flank, from the High North down to the…
Committee ReportsThe roles of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) for military forces are steadily growing. While their integration into existing military force structures remains an issue, they will be crucial for the development of future military capabilities.…
Committee ReportsCritical infrastructure in the maritime domain facilitates the continuous delivery of basic services such as energy and communication, particularly the internet. The importance of these networks has dramatically increased in recent years, yet the responsibilities for…
Committee ReportsThe Black Sea region (BSR) is a strategic fault line between the NATO Alliance and Russia. Except for Türkiye, the region came into the post-Cold War era profoundly unsettled about the strategic direction of its littoral states. The region’s east-west split resulted in…
Committee ReportsThe accession of new members since the end of the Cold War reinforced NATO as the world’s most successful military alliance and the pillar of transatlantic security. The future membership of current NATO aspirants – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Sweden and Ukraine…
Committee ReportsThe world is currently in the grip of an unprecedented food security crisis. A combination of complex and interrelated challenges has undone decades of efforts by the international community to eradicate hunger. Among these challenges, conflict continues to act as the…
Committee ReportsIn the wake of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, NATO Allies have surged aid to Ukraine – pouring in all forms of vital assistance, including military, economic, humanitarian, political and diplomatic believing that Ukraine’s self-defence is legitimate and its…
Committee ReportsWhile rightly focused on the immediate task of helping Ukraine to prevail in Russia’s unjust and brutal war, the Allies must not lose sight of the systemic, long-term challenge an authoritarian and revisionist China poses to Allies’ interests, security and values as it…
Committee ReportsNovel Materials are essential for the progress of science and technology, and their continued research and development is vital to meeting current and future challenges facing NATO nations. Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) facilitates more rapid integration of new…
Committee ReportsThe rise of cyber operations - both below and above the threshold of war - raises significant questions about the future of Allied security, and of warfare more broadly. As NATO’s new Strategic Concept states: “Cyberspace is contested at all times.” The cyber challenge…
Committee ReportsThe countries of the Western Balkans have made varied progress in economic and political transition. One of the region’s countries is now a member of the EU and four have acceded to NATO. But the region’s transition is incomplete and there are signs of backsliding…
Committee ReportsCorruption undermines national institutions that are critical to administering states, endangering national stability and deepening international differences. It enables terrorist and criminal networks both by providing vehicles for these groups to finance their…
Committee ReportsWhile Russia’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy, notably the unprovoked full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, is the principal threat to Allied peace and security today, terrorism remains the main asymmetrical threat. Terrorism has been a key challenge for…
Committee ReportsRussia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine proves that it is not just a threat to, but an active spoiler of European security and stability. Russia, however, is not the only challenge to Euro-Atlantic security, which complicates a longer-term response to…
Committee ReportsThe emergence of new trading powers and particularly China has fomented new tensions in the international trading system. At the same time, Russia, a declining and high disruptive country, poses grave and more immediate challenges. These tensions are largely driven by…
Committee ReportsFaced with the greatest security crisis on the European continent since the end of WW2, NATO needs to recalibrate itself, and do so urgently. The new NATO Strategic Concept adopted in Madrid places a clear emphasis on defence and deterrence. This approach is also…
Committee ReportsNATO’s new Strategic Concept has highlighted the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Allied security and endorsed the growing collaboration with like-minded partners in the region. This partnership is becoming increasingly important today as the world’s geopolitical…
Committee ReportsRussia’s illegal and brutal military invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 represents a tectonic shift in international affairs that will fundamentally affect the global security landscape. Ukraine stands at the frontline of the democratic world pushing back against…
Committee ReportsFrom wildfires to floods, the immediate impact of climate change is being increasingly felt in the Alliance. These extreme weather events are among some of the most visible manifestations of climate change. They are having devastating effects on the Alliance’s civil…
Committee ReportsSince the inception of the Alliance, the ability to innovate has been key to NATO’s deterrence and defence. Now more than ever, maintaining its technological edge and upholding a competitive pace in Research and Development (R&D) will be instrumental for NATO to…
Committee ReportsThe future is fraught with uncertainties and envisioning the future of warfare is a difficult task, particularly as warfare is shaped by geopolitical, societal, technological, economic, environmental and military trends. Too many analyses focus on the issues of today…
Committee ReportsRussia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has completely overshadowed the sixth assessment report (AR 6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published shortly after the beginning of the war. However, the IPCC’s message is clear: climate change is at…
Committee ReportsIn August 2021, Allied and partner engagement in Afghanistan came to a sudden end, culminating in one of the largest airlift evacuation efforts in history. While the 20-year engagement by Allies and their partners in Afghanistan successfully prevented new terrorist…
Committee ReportsToday, the critical infrastructures of NATO Member States and its partners face a rising and unprecedented wave of malicious cyber activities with destabilising and devastating consequences. Public and private entities indispensable to the functioning, well-being and…
Committee ReportsWhile the needs of civilian populations trapped in increasingly numerous, protracted and complex conflicts continue to grow, humanitarian organisations have never faced so many obstacles in responding to them. Violent attacks are frequently perpetrated against their…
Committee ReportsEURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION, PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE, AND THE WAY FORWARD ON REMAINING CHALLENGES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Rose-Roth Seminar Reports (SEM)This report was adopted by the Science and Technology Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. Space technologies and space-based data and services are…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Political Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The Mediterranean Sea has three strategic entry points, providing…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Defence and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. In the past two decades, the United States, Russia, and…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Political Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. This report discusses ways to rejuvenate the transatlantic bond and…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Committee on Democracy and Security at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The 2011-2012 uprisings in the Middle East and North…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Committee on Democracy and Security at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The information crisis surrounding the COVID-19…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Defence and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. Receding ice is expanding access to surface transit routes…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Economics and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The longer-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Economics and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The COVID-19 pandemic and the global recession it has…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Economics and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. Following highly problematic August 2020 Belarusian…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Defence and Security Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. Beijing is investing in modern armed forces capable of defending China’s increasingly global …
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Political Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. Relations between Russia and West are currently at a new post-Soviet…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Science and Technology Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities to biological threats and…
Committee ReportsThis report was adopted by the Science and Technology Committee at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon. NATO has continuously fostered its cooperation with…
Committee ReportsThis resolution was presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Science and Technology Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Economics and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis resolution was presented by the Committee on Democracy and Security and adopted by the Plenary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday 11 October 2021.
Policy RecommendationsThis report was adopted by the Committee on Democracy and Security on 9 October 2021, at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal. For Allied societies,…
Committee ReportsIn the almost two decades since the end of the large-scale use of force to change the territorial political reality in the Western Balkans, much has been accomplished. The majority of the states of the former Yugoslavia are now firmly entrenched in the Euro-Atlantic…
Committee ReportsThe Alliance reacted swiftly and effectively to do its part to mitigate the impact of the spreading coronavirus early in 2020. It continues to contribute to the fight that will lead to its ultimate defeat. To date, NATO has coordinated well over 350 missions to…
Committee ReportsClear messaging from policy declarations and actions signal Moscow is doing its best to assert Russia’s power in a multipolar world. Increasing Russian national levers of power will permit Russia to counterbalance US power in the Euro-Atlantic and beyond. Understood in…
Committee Reports[...] Today, NATO’s DCB initiative is an integral part of the core of NATO’s cooperative security outreach with partners. The programme allows NATO Allies to focus on working very closely with select partners to make their defence institutions, forces and capabilities…
Committee ReportsIn 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced perhaps the most ambitious investment and infrastructure programme ever conceived. The ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) has since become the boldest expression yet of China’s global economic, diplomatic, and strategic…
Committee ReportsThe COVID-19 crisis has a significant short- and long-term impact on many aspects of the civilian dimension of security. This special report firstly examines the link between repressive policies and the aggravation of the health crisis. It shows that human rights…
Committee ReportsThe rapid rise of the People’s Republic of China in the last part of the 20th century and early decades of the 21st century represents a paradigm shift in global affairs comparable in magnitude to the collapse of the Soviet Union. …
Committee ReportsThe SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic which was first identified in China in late 2019 has expanded to touch nearly every corner of the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The speed and the scale of the virus’ global spread have been…
Committee ReportsAs 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), this draft general report takes stock of the progress achieved in advancing the implementation of the resolution in the…
Committee Reports“A global pandemic is not a question of if, but when and how bad”. Variations of this statement have over the years been repeated by countless health experts, yet when in late 2019 a novel coronavirus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, much of the world found…
Committee ReportsOne of the highlights of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s March 2018 State of the Nation address was the presentation of two new nuclear delivery systems, which, he claimed, could evade US anti-ballistic missile defences. About 1 ½ years later, on 27 December 2019,…
Committee ReportsThe Black Sea region is at once alive with economic potential and imperilled by division, rivalry and conflict ¬¬¬– all with implications for the international system as a whole. It is an area united by an important waterway that links the littoral countries and…
Committee ReportsThis special report provides a brief overview of the challenges that the Alliance is facing on the defence innovation front and how member nations and NATO as an organisation have begun to tackle the issue. Your rapporteur also outlines some of the challenges Allies…
Committee ReportsInforming and educating the public about NATO, its structures, operations, objectives and the threats it protects the Euro-Atlantic populations from are essential to ensure understanding of and support for the organisation. Given the Alliance’s democratic nature and…
Committee ReportsThe Gulf, like other parts of the Middle East, is both a source of friction and cooperation between Europe and the United States. This reflects both convergent and divergent interests in the region, but it is also emblematic of more enduring changes underway in the…
Committee ReportsAs the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing recession are transforming the global security landscape, the Gulf region finds itself in a particularly vulnerable situation. The region’s volatile security environment was already of significant concern to the Allies and the…
Committee ReportsThe contemporary global liberal order, established in the aftermath of World War II, and the values of individual liberty, democracy, human rights and rule of law that underpin it have formed the foundation of the Alliance since its creation. Using its expanding…
Committee ReportsThe relationship between NATO and the European Union (EU) – arguably the two most powerful multilateral bodies in modern history – is a recurring theme in international political debates, not only in Europe but also in NATO. Indeed, some members of the latter – not…
Committee ReportsThe global community is currently undergoing the most consequential pandemic since the outbreak of Spanish influenza in 1918-19. Pandemics, however, are not as rare as many have thought. Indeed, there have been four major pandemics over the last 120 years when flu…
Committee ReportsUrbanisation is one of the most prevalent global trends of the 21st century. Already today an estimated 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas. According to the 2016 United Nations World Cities report, two-thirds of the global population will live in cities…
Committee ReportsObtaining insights in Africa’s security dynamics related to the evolving security landscape in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was the main focus of a NATO PA visit to Addis Ababa from 23 to 25 September 2019. The current state of cooperation between…
Mission ReportsThis STC General report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Science and Technology Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. As every sphere of human society is becoming increasingly more…
Committee ReportsFive years after the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine still faces tremendous challenges both in protecting its sovereignty in the face of the ongoing Russian aggression and in fulfilling its commitments towards reform. It is clear that there is frustration and…
Committee ReportsThis PCNP report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Political Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis DSCFC report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Defence and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.…
Committee ReportsThis STCTTS report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Science and Technology Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. In little over a…
Committee ReportsThis DSCTC report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Defence and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom.…
Committee ReportsThis STC special report was adopted on Sunday 13 October 2019 by the Science and Technology Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. In recent years, Allies…
Committee ReportsThis DSC report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Defence and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis PC General report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Political Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. Recent General Reports of the…
Committee ReportsThis ESCTER report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Economic and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis ESCTD report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Economic and Security Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis CDS general report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis CDS Special report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. …
Committee ReportsThis Sub-Committee report was adopted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by the Political Committee at the 65th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, United Kingdom. For the past 70 years, the…
Committee ReportsAzerbaijan has emerged as a key strategic partner for Europe. The much-anticipated completion of the Southern Gas Corridor in 2020 will mark a major step in diversifying the energy supply base of southern Europe. That project will bring significant quantities of gas from Azerbaijan’s massive…
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Joint NATO PA / DCAF survey United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000) encourages member states and international organisations to involve women and integrate a gender perspective in national and multilateral security initiatives such as…
Other DocumentsThe report provides a brief overview of the security environment in the Western Balkans. It argues that NATO and the European Union need to remain engaged to encourage the countries of the region to continue their reform process, providing assistance when necessary…
Committee ReportsThe report focuses on the rapidly shifting parameters of global space markets. These were once dominated by large countries with important military and scientific space programmes. Commercial market players today, however, are no longer supplying governments with…
Committee ReportsScience and Technology Committee (STC) noted its worry “that NATO’s technological edge is eroding”. As a consequence, the STC is redoubling its efforts to identify the challenges in meeting Alliance goals and to lend political support to rectify any shortcomings. Most…
Committee Reports18 November 2018 - Civil protection occupies an important place in NATO’s comprehensive approach to security. This report will focus on two regions where this aspect of security has become particularly acute in recent years: the High North and the Mediterranean.In the…
Committee ReportsThis report argues that Russia’s meddling in elections and referenda is a threat to the Alliance and its members. The Rapporteur reviews…
Committee ReportsThis report discusses the challenges posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) - commonly known as North Korea- to regional and international security. It begins with a review of North Korea’s ballistic and nuclear weapons…
Committee Reports24 September 2018 - Human rights watchdogs indicate that democracy around the world deteriorated to the lowest point in more than a decade. For the Alliance, an organisation underpinned by liberal democratic values, this erosion has severe consequences. The report…
Committee Reports18 November 2018 - “Hybrid warfare” became a buzzword in the international political discourse following Russia’s invasion in Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. This report focuses specifically on the Kremlin’s use of hybrid tactics because the…
Committee ReportsThis report reviews the main security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood and their impact on NATO Allies. After providing a brief update on recent developments in Syria and Iraq, the report analyses the key drivers promoting instability in North Africa. To…
Committee ReportsNATO is implementing ambitious new adaptations to its defence and deterrence posture in response to a rapidly evolving international security environment. In parallel there is a rising expectation all NATO Allies must do more to invest in the success of these…
Committee ReportsThe unprecedented growth of the world economy over the last sixty years has been premised on liberal market reform and free trade. Worryingly, in recent years, there has been a backlash against free trade, and this has emerged as a common theme among populist political…
Committee ReportsThe strength of encryption today has had a positive effect for groups which need protection from governments or law enforcement, for example whistle blowers or journalists operating in repressive countries. However such technologies can also hide terrorist activities…
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Meeting Summaries97th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR REPORT GEORGIA AND THE BLACK SEA REGION IN THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL ORDER Batumi, Georgia 23-25 April 2018
Rose-Roth Seminar Reports (SEM)18 April 2018 - Qatar is a small country roughly the size of Montenegro. 2.7 million people live in the country, of which only 12% are Qatari citizens. The country has the highest per capita GDP in the world and is the world’s third largest gas producer and third…
Mission ReportsIryna GERASHCHENKO, co-chairperson of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) welcomed the delegates to Odesa and noted that the President of the Parliament had just presented a national security bill to the Rada. A number of allied countries helped with that…
Mission ReportsFrom 9-12 January, 32 members of parliament from 15 NATO member countries visited Abu Dhabi to discuss the broad geopolitical situation in the Gulf, the foreign and defence policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to participate in a…
Mission ReportsFrom 15 to 19 October, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Science and Technology Committee (STC) visited San Diego and Silicon Valley. STC Chairperson Maria Martens (Netherlands) led the delegation, consisting of 19 members of parliament from 15 Allied countries.…
Mission Reports5 June 2018 - Members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance (CDSCG) and Sub-Committee on Technology Trends and Security (STCTTS) paid a visit to Norway from 7 to 9 May 2018. The delegation consisted of 30 members of parliament from 17 NATO…
Mission ReportsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY US policymakers delivered a loud and clear message to a delegation from the Defence and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: The United States is increasing its commitment to NATO, and it expects increased investments in parallel…
Mission ReportsThe space realm is evolving rapidly, and as it does, new commercial vistas are opening up that will transform the global economy. France has emerged as a leading player in space and is a driving force in Europe’s collective quest both to derive benefits from these…
Mission ReportsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Japan will support the efforts by US President Donald Trump to negotiate a denuclearisation of North Korea but will continue to pursue a cautious approach toward the regime of the Democratic People’s Republic of…
Mission Reports96th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT (ESCTD) SEMINAR REPORT THE WESTERN BALKANS: PAST MISPERCEPTIONS, CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE ENDEAVOURS LJUBLJANA,…
Rose-Roth Seminar Reports (SEM)Over the last two years, the Science and Technology Committee (STC) has focused extensively on technological risks and opportunities and on how NATO must adapt to an era of rapid technological change. As part of this renewed focus, 13 members of parliament from eight Allied states and two…
Mission ReportsCoping with the complex security problems arising in the MENA region requires multi-faceted approaches for the simple reason that the challenges themselves are highly complex and resist simple solutions. This was one of the central insights of a Joint Seminar of the NATO Parliamentary…
Mission ReportsSpecial Report of the Defence and Security Committee [164 DSC 17 E bis] In his February 9, 2017 testimony before the United States Congress, General John W. Nicholson, Jr., Commander of Resolute Support Mission (RSM) and of US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A), told…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Tackling the Challenges from the South Rapporteur: Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal)Year: 2017 Violent conflict and instability, particularly in Syria and Iraq, continue to destabilise the Middle East and North Africa (…
Committee ReportsReport of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Defence and Security Cooperation [163 DSCTC 17 E rev.1 fin] Efforts to strengthen the breadth and depth of NATO-EU cooperation have a long, relatively unfruitful…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Social Media Revolution: Political and Security Implications Rapporteur: Jane CORDY (Canada)Year: 2017 The rise of social media is one of the most recent and far-reaching manifestations of the digital computing and communication…
Committee ReportsReport Title: The State of Europe’s Defence Industrial BaseRapporteur: Jean-Marie BOCKEL (France)Year: 2017 Whereas the members of the Alliance reaffirmed in Warsaw their commitment to devote 2% of their respective GDP on defence, while dedicating at…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Russia – From Partner to CompetitorRapporteur: Rasa JUKNEVICIENE (Lithuania/Lituanie)Year: 2017 NATO-Russia relations are currently at their lowest since the end of the Cold War. Moscow’s provocative stance and actions towards NATO, and…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Advancing stability in the Black Sea Region Rapporteur: Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany)Year: 2017 Once on the periphery of European consciousness, in recent years the Black Sea region reappeared on policymakers’ radar. Regional geopolitics are…
Committee ReportsReport Title: The War in Syria and Iraq: Humanitarian AspectsRapporteur: Joëlle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM (France) Year: 2017The…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Maintaining NATO’s Technology Edge: Strategic Adaptation and Defence Research & DevelopmentRapporteur: Thomas MARINO (United States) Year: 2017 The transatlantic Alliance finds itself in a new and dynamic strategic…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Burden sharing revisitedRapporteur: Ojars Eriks KALNINS (Latvia) Year: 2017 Since its founding, NATO has served as a transatlantic forum for political dialogue and consultation to define common political positions and adopt diplomatic…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Food and Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa Rapporteur: Maria MARTENS (the Netherlands)Year: 2017 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has descended into turmoil since 2010/2011 – a period that also coincided with…
Committee ReportsReport Title: NATO and Security in the ArcticRapporteur: Gerald E. CONNOLLY (United States)Year: 2017 The Arctic region, or High North, ranked top of the security agenda during the Cold War due to its strategic importance. Its significance was largely…
Committee ReportsThe Western Balkans remains an area of special concern for NATO, which first engaged militarily in the region during the early stages of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 and later during the Kosovo conflict. There has been a sustained effort to the support the…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Assessing and Mitigating the Cost of Climate Change Acting Rapporteur: Lilja ALFREDSDOTTIR (Iceland )Year:2017 This report explores a range of challenges linked to climate change and considers recent international efforts to cope with…
Committee ReportsReport Title: The Space Domain and Allied DefenceActing Rapporteur: Madeleine MOON (United Kingdom)Year: 2017 Governments and private agencies continue to hone their abilities to utilise the space domain at a rapid pace. Long-range satellite…
Committee ReportsReport Title: Ballistic Missile Defence and NATORapporteur: Joseph A. DAY (Canada)Year: 2017 Alongside conventional and nuclear capabilities, ballistic missile defence (BMD) is now considered a core NATO capability. The current framework for NATO BMD…
Committee ReportsReport Title: The Internet of Things: Promises and Perils of a Disruptive TechnologyRapporteur: Matej TONIN (Slovenia)Year: 2017 The Internet of Things (IoT) has rightly been a technology buzzword for several years: it has the potential to disrupt…
Committee ReportsDuring the four-day visit to London and York, NATO Parliamentarians received briefings on, inter alia, the challenge posed by Daesh, instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, counter-terrorism, as well as UK civil protection and emergency relief…
Mission Reports92nd ROSE ROTH SEMINAR REPORT UKRAINE’S TRANSFORMATION IN A TROUBLED REGIONAL CONTEXT…
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