A joint delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Sub-Committee on Resilience and Civil Security and Sub-Committee on Technology Trends and Security, chaired by
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98th ROSE ROTH
SEMINAR REPORT
SKOPJE, 27-29 June 2018
Rose-Roth Seminar Reports (SEM)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…
Other DocumentsThe 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
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 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.
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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…
Mission 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…
Presented by the Defence and Security Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania
Policy RecommendationsReport Title: Russia – From Partner to Competitor
Rapporteur: 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,…
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
Report Title: The State of Europe’s Defence Industrial Base
Rapporteur: 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…
TACKLING CHALLENGES FROM THE SOUTH
Presented by the Political Committee and adopted by the Plenary Assembly on Monday 9 October 2017, Bucharest, Romania
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…
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…
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 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…
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: Ballistic Missile Defence and NATO
Rapporteur: 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…
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…
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 Title: The Space Domain and Allied Defence
Acting 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…
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…
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 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 ReportsIn recent years, few things have had as profound an impact on the daily lives of millions of people as…
Mediterranean and Middle East Reports (GSM)