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NATO in Afghanistan

NATO is in Afghanistan at the express wish of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan and is widely supported by the Afghan population. The Bonn Agreement of 5 December 2001 requested the United Nations to authorise the development of a security force to assist in maintaining security in Kabul and its surrounding areas. On 20 December 2001, the UN Security Council approved the first resolution authorizing the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

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NATO Summit Chicago 20-21 May 2012

NATO will be holding its 25th summit in President Obama's hometown of Chicago, United States, on 20-21 May 2012. It will deliver on decisions that were taken at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, driving forward key Alliance policies and reaffirming the transatlantic link.

NATO Secretary General

A playlist focused on NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Press briefings, speeches,...

A collection of press briefings, speeches, addresses...
Please find Secretary General briefings and speeches in the dedicated playlist.

WE NATO

WE-NATO is an interactive social media platform which will enable NATO officials to engage directly with the global public and netizens in an open and transparent dialogue on issues related to NATO's current agenda.

We want to engage in a conversation with you on issues of critical relevance to transatlantic and global security.

We want to listen to your views and comments. And we want to share with you our thinking.

iReps Competition

The 20 winners of the NATO iReps Competition have been selected. They will travel to the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago in May and will attend speeches by world political figures and meet face-to-face with top NATO officials. These 20 iReps, or citizen reporters, will broadcast live from Chicago through social media channels. Here are the winning videos.

NATO Review Magazine

NATO Review is the Alliance's flagship magazine on current policy issues which do not necessarily represent official opinion or policy of member governments, or of NATO.

Find out more on http://www.nato.int/review

NATO and Libya

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Responding to the ongoing crisis in Libya, NATO Allies decided on 24 March to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. This is in response to the decisions of the United Nations Security Council.

On 27 March NATO Allies have decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya under the United Nations Security Council Resolution.

New Threats / New Capabilities

NATO has been engaged in continuous and systematic transformation for many years to ensure that it has the policies, capabilities, and structures required, in the changing international security environment, to deal with current and future challenges, including of course the collective defence of its members. With Allied forces engaged in operations and missions across several continents, the Alliance needs to ensure that its armed forces remain modern, deployable and sustainable.

The fight against terrorism is high on NATO's agenda. At the Riga Summit in 2006 NATO declared that terrorism, together with the spread of weapons of mass destruction, are likely to be the principal threats to the Alliance over the next 10 to 15 years. By contributing to the international community's efforts to combat terrorism, NATO helps ensure that citizens can go about their daily lives safely, free from the threat of indiscriminate acts of terror.

NATO Partnerships

NATO's new Strategic Concept, adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, reaffirmed the Allies commitment to keep NATO's door remains open to any European country in a position to undertake the commitments and obligations of membership, and contribute to security in the Euro-Atlantic area. Since 1949, NATO's membership has increased from 12 to 28 countries through six rounds of enlargement.

NATO has developed a network of partnerships with non-NATO countries, promoting security dialogue and cooperation, since the early 1990s. Partner countries contribute to NATO's operations and play an active role in the Alliance's actions against terrorism and emerging security challenges.

The Alliance seeks to foster security, stability and democratic transformation across the Euro-Atlantic area by engaging in partnership through dialogue and cooperation with non-member countries in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership is underpinned by two key mechanisms: the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and the Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme.

The Partnership for Peace (PfP) is a programme of practical bilateral cooperation between individual Partner countries and NATO. It allows Partner countries to build up an individual relationship with NATO, choosing their own priorities for cooperation.

The 28 Allies and Russia work together as equal partners in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), which was established in 2002.

The formal basis for NATO-Ukraine relations is the 1997 Charter on a Distinctive Partnership, which established the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC).

NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue was initiated in 1994 by the North Atlantic Council. It currently involves seven non-NATO countries of the Mediterranean region: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.

NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched in June 2004, aims to contribute to long-term global and regional security by offering countries of the broader Middle East region practical bilateral security cooperation with NATO.

The NATO Secretary General's Special Representative is responsible for carrying forward the Alliance's policy in the two strategically important regions of the Caucasus and Central Asia.

The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) was established in September 2008 to serve as a forum for both political consultations and practical cooperation to help Georgia achieve its goal of membership in NATO.

In addition to its formal partnerships¹, NATO cooperates with a range of countries which are not part of these structures. Often referred to as "other partners across the globe" or "Contact Countries", they share similar strategic concerns and key Alliance values. Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand are all examples in case.

Women, Peace and Security

NATO and its Partners are taking concerted action to support implemention of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, which was adopted in October 2000. This resolution recognizes the disproportionate impact that war and conflicts have on women and children, and highlights the fact that women have been historically left out of peace processes and stabilization efforts. It calls for full and equal participation of women at all levels in issues ranging from early conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction, peace and security.

NATO Operations & Missions

NATO is an active and leading contributor to peace and security on the international stage. Through its crisis management operations, the Alliance demonstrates both its willingness to act as a positive force for change and its capacity to meet the security challenges of the 21st century.

Since its first military intervention in 1995, NATO has been engaged in an increasingly diverse array of operations. Today, roughly 70 000 military personnel are engaged in NATO missions around the world, successfully managing complex ground, air and naval operations in all types of environment. These forces are currently operating in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq, the Mediterranean, off the Horn of Africa and in Somalia.

For ISAF, NATO's mission in Afghanistan, please consult the dedicated playlist.