Report 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 particularly affected by Russia’s annexation of…

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

Report 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 aggressive actions against Ukraine, Georgia and…

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

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

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 partner…

During 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 approaches. Briefings in London…

91st ROSE-ROTH &MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL GROUP  REPORT RABAT, MOROCCO 20 – 22 APRIL 2016 From 20 to 22 April 2016, parliamentarians from NATO, Associate, Mediterranean Associate, Observer and guest countries gathered in Rabat for a joint Mediterranean and Middle East Special…