2018 - COUNTERING RUSSIA'S HYBRID THREATS: AN UPDATE - LORD JOPLING DRAFT SPECIAL REPORT - 061 CDS 18 E

Although not a new term, “hybrid warfare”  became a buzzword in the international political discourse following Russia’s invasion in Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Hybrid warfare can be defined as “the use of asymmetrical tactics to probe for and exploit weaknesses via non-…

2018 - INSTABILITY IN THE SOUTH - DRAFT GENERAL REPORT CALHA - 072 PC 18 E

The Arab uprisings of 2011 (and their national aftermaths) have led to a collapse of the regional order, thus transforming the Southern Mediterranean shores into a basin of persistent instability.  The continuing volatility and conflicts in NATO’s southern neighbourhood directly affect the security…

Fact File

2018 - Speech by Paolo Alli at the Parliamentary Summit of the Bucharest Format (B9)

LIST OF DRAFT COMMITTEE REPORTS (SPRING 2018)

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2018 - THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM AT RISK AND THE NEED TO RETURN TO FIRST PRINCIPLES - OZTRAK DRAFT REPORT - 069 ESCTER 18 E

Report title: The international trading system at risk and the need to return to first principlesRapporteur: Faik OZTRAK (Turkey)Date: 2018 This Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Economic Relations (ESCTER) was created soon after the Fall of the Berlin Wall to ensure that international and trans-…

PRESIDENTIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2017

2018 - BURDEN SHARING: REFOCUSING THE DEBATE - MESTERHAZY DRAFT REPORT - 065 DSCTC 18 E

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…

2018 - THE BLACK SEA REGION - SCHMIDT DRAFT REPORT - 059 CDS 18 E

In its most recent annual report, Freedom House provided worrying figures that show democracy is in crisis globally. The watchdog claims that democracy around the world deteriorated to the lowest point in more than a decade. Democratic values, such as the right to choose leaders in free and fair…

2018 - ABU DHABI - MISSION REPORT - 020 JOINT 18 E

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…

2018 - DARK DEALINGS - TONIN DRAFT REPORT - 077 STCTTS 18 E

The wish to secretly communicate has probably been with humankind forever. The first case of encryption – the use of a secret code to encipher and decipher messages – can be traced back to ancient Egypt almost 4,000 years ago (Cypher Research Laboratories, 2014). Until the end of the 20th century,…

2018 - CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE GULF - GSM COSTA NEVES DRAFT REPORT - 036 GSM 18 E

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…

2018- SECURITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS - DRAFT REPORT ANDREYCHUK - 073 PCNP 18 E

Few regions in the world can claim a mix of cultural, religious and demographic diversity richer than the Western Balkans. One of the most famous quotes from Josip Tito, former President of Yugoslavia, states it quite clearly: “I am the leader of one country which has two alphabets, three languages…

2017 - SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION - CORDY REPORT- 158 CDSDG 17 E bis

Report 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 revolution that marked the beginning of the post-…

JOINT PCTR/CDS MISSION REPORT - Philadelphia and Carlisle, United States - 261 JOINT 17 E

2017 - RESOLUTION 438 - AFGHANISTAN - 216 DSC 17 E

SUPPORTING THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY FORCES Presented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania

2017 - ESC/STC MISSION REPORT - CANADA 11-15/09 2017 - 239 JOINT 17 E

2017 - 094 JOINT 17 E - Mission Report Israel and Palestinian Territories STC GSM

2017 - ECONOMIC TRANSITION IN THE BALKANS - BENYON REPORT - 168 ESCTD 17 E rev1 fin

Report Title: Economic Transition in the Western Balkans: An Assessment Rapporteur: Richard BENYON (United Kingdom)Year: 2017 The 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…

2017 - EU AND NATO COOPERATION - MESTERHAZY REPORT - 163 DSCTC 17 E rev1 fin

Report Title: NATO-EU Cooperation After WarsawRapporteur: Attila MESTERHAZY (Hungary)Year: 2017 Efforts to strengthen the breadth and depth of NATO-EU cooperation have a long, relatively unfruitful history. Central issues stalling better cooperation revolve principally around member states’…

MISSION REPORT CDS PC - KUWAIT - 262 JOINT 17 E

2017 - RESOLUTION 440 - INDUSTRIAL BASE - BOCKEL - 202 ESC 17 E

THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL BASE Presented by the Economics and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania  

SUMMARY 2017 FORUM - 028 FOR 18 E

As US President Donald J. Trump approached the end of his first year in office, members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 17th Transatlantic Parliamentary Forum from 11 to 13 December 2017.  The members of the Assembly, current and former US officials as well…

2017 - 096 PCNP 17 E - Mission Report Baltics

2017 - NATO AND SECURITY IN THE ARCTIC - CONNOLLY REPORT -172 PCTR 17 E rev1 fin

Report 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 reduced with the dissolution of the Soviet…

2017 - DECLARATION 435 - SUPPORTING GEORGIA'S EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION

2017 - CHALLENGES FROM THE SOUTH - MIRANDA CALHA REPORT -171 PCNP 17 E bis

Report 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 (MENA) region. After six years of fighting, there is no end in…

2017 - RESOLUTION 441 - CHALLENGES FROM THE SOUTH - MIRANDA CALHA - 212 PC 17 E

TACKLING CHALLENGES FROM THE SOUTH Presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania

2017 - 132 JOINT 17 E - Seminar Report Svalbard DSC ESC PC

2017 - FOOD AND WATER SECURITY MENA REGION - MARTENS REPORT -176 STC 17 E bis

Report 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 regional drought. At the 2016 Warsaw Summit, NATO…

2017 - SPEECH BY RASA JUKNEVICIENE AT THE 21st INTERNATIONAL INTERPARLIAMENTARY NATO CONFERERNCE

2017 - AFGHANISTAN - HELLMICH REPORT- 164 DSC 17 E bis

Report Title: AfghanistanRapporteur: Wolfgang HellmichYear: 2017 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 the US Senate Armed Services Committee…

2017 - REPORT ROME SEMINAR GSM DSC - 263 JOINT 17 E

Coping 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 Assembly’s…

2017 - RESOLUTION 439 - NATO-EU - DAY - 217 DSC 17 E

CLOSER NATO-EU COOPERATION Presented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania

208 PR 17 E - Draft Programme 63rd Annual Session Bucharest

Draft updated on 2 October 2017

2017 - SPEECH BY PAOLO ALLI AT CROATIA's NATO MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARY

COMMITTEE REPORT SUMMARIES

2017 - RESOLUTION 442 - BURDEN SHARING - KALNINS - 223 PC 17 E

BURDEN SHARING – FULFILLING THE PROMISES Presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania

2017 - BURDEN SHARING REVISITED - KALNINS REPORT - 210 PC 17 E bis

Report 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 and military strategies and actions. The debates…