NATO’s most conspicuous steps to adapt its defence and deterrence posture since 2014 are being taken in the Alliance’s eastern European territories. Increased Allied presence in the form of rotating forces, equipment stockpiles, and exercising is supposed to change the balance of conventional…

(ALL-IN-ONE) 231 CDS 17 E - Summary of previous Committee meeting (Bucharest, 7 and 8 October 2017) 059 CDS 18 E - Draft General Report - Fostering Democracy and Human Rights in the Black Sea Region 060 CDSDG 18 E - Draft Report - Civil Protection in the High North and the Mediterranean regions 061…

This draft report defines energy security as a condition linking the capacity of a country to sustain its vital national interests with the availability of energy resources needed to fulfil that fundamental national mission. It provides a survey of the energy vulnerabilities of Eastern and Central…

(ALL-IN-ONE) 240 ESC 17 E - Summary of previous Committee meeting (Bucharest, 7 and 8 October 2017) 068 ESC 18 E - Draft General Report -  The Future of the Space Industry 069 ESCTER 18 E - Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Economic Relations - The International Trading System at…

The 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 forces seeking to attribute…

NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) execute critical missions from direct action to situational awareness to training in today’s complex international security environment. For example, a coalition of international special forces is supporting local forces in the fight against Daesh, and other…

(ALL-IN-ONE) 242 PC 17 E - Summary of previous Committee meeting (Bucharest, 7 and 8 October 2017) 072 PC 18 E - Draft General Report - Instability in the South      073 PCNP 18 E - Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships - Security in the Western Balkans 074 PCTR 18 E - Draft Report…

NATO 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 initiatives. The most vocal proponent…

Presentation by Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland addressing the NATO PA Political Committee on Saturday 26 May 2018 during the Spring Session in Warsaw

This draft report argues that Russia’s meddling in elections and referenda is a threat to the Alliance and its members. The Rapporteur reviews recent cases of alleged interference in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. She argues that many of these actions are a…

(ALL-IN-ONE) 237 STC 17 E - Summary of previous Committee meeting (Bucharest, 8 October 2017) 076 STC 18 E - Draft General Report - Russian Meddling in Elections and Referenda in the Alliance 077 STCTTS 18 E - Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Technology Trends and Security - Dark Dealings: How…

Presentation by Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, addressing the NATO PA Plenary Sitting on Monday 28 May 2018 during the Spring Session in Warsaw

This draft report focuses on the challenge that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – North Korea) poses for regional and international security. Despite recent diplomatic engagement with the DPRK, the security situation on the Korean peninsula remains a global flashpoint. This draft…

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 draft report focuses on the Black Sea area due to the region’…

Science 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 Allies are beginning to…

From 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 Joint Meeting of the UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) and…

The 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 from law enforcement and…

Civil protection occupies an important place in NATO’s comprehensive approach to security. This draft 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 High North, climate change, technological…

For a region which from the outside sometimes seems characterised by shared cultural and religious traditions, the Gulf Region has also long been fraught with division and tensions. Given its  central strategic importance as a global supplier of energy, its status as the center of the Islamic world…

The draft 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.   The paper covers the…

The draft 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 platforms to operate in space…

“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 draft report focuses specifically on the Kremlin’s use of hybrid tactics because the Kremlin’s hybrid toolbox is arguably the most…

97th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR REPORT GEORGIA AND THE BLACK SEA REGION IN THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL ORDER Batumi, Georgia 23-25 April 2018

Increased violence in Afghanistan, driven by a resurgent Taliban and other insurgent forces, is forcing international attention back to the country. Tactical and strategic gains by the Taliban coupled with persistent institutional corruption continue to drive the attrition of the Afghan National…