EXECUTIVE 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 Korea (DPRK), a delegation of NATO Parliamentarians was told…

This 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 continuation…

Members of the European Parliament and some 20 MPs from 14 countries of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) held a Joint High-Level Event entitled “Countering new threats together - a new era of EU-NATO cooperation” in the EP on 4-5 June.  The main objectives of the inter-parliamentary…

The 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 markets and to shape them. But as…

From 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. NATO’s unrivalled defence Science…

EXECUTIVE 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 from its Allies. Officials told…

Azerbaijan 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…

Report 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 least 20% of those budgets to investment, care…

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

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-…

MAINTAINING NATO’S TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE Presented by the Science and Technology Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania

Report 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 history. Central issues stalling better cooperation revolve principally around member…

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…

Report 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 integrates national missile defence assets and…

Special 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 the US Senate Armed Services…

In recent years, few things have had as profound an impact on the daily lives of millions of people as international terrorism. The ongoing and relentlessly evolving threat of terrorism has left vulnerable those things that were once considered safe. In an age of mass information, a new generation…

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…

Report 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 communications and data transfers weave the globe’s…

As requested by the Standing Committee at its meeting in Berlin in April 2017, this report reviews progress achieved in mainstreaming gender in the Assembly’s activities and moving towards a more equitable gender balance within the Assembly. It builds upon two earlier reports presented by Angelien…

Report 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 the problem. It seeks to take stock of some of the…

96th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT (ESCTD) SEMINAR REPORT THE WESTERN BALKANS: PAST MISPERCEPTIONS, CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE ENDEAVOURS LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA 7-9 NOVEMBER 2017 The European Union and the United States cannot take the positive evolution of …

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 in 1992 and later during the Kosovo conflict. There has been a sustained effort to the support the government of the regions to…