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Comment on The Future of NATO’s Partnerships by Safa Faleh

Safa Faleh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:06:37 +0000

I just wanted to actually ask a simple question reguarding the many partnerhips and nato members. To my understanding all nato members must agree upon the new stategic concept, well I would like to know Germany’s involvment or views on the new plan/concept and whether it will or wil not make a significant difference?

Comment on NATO Parliamentary Assembly online video session by Victor Maesschalck

Victor Maesschalck — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:05:48 +0000

This is my first participation after reading some facts about NATO. I will try to do my best with my poor English.
One important thing to state in order to continue thinking about the New Strategy Concepts is about the nature of NATO, mainly I see two relevant alternatives from the decision making process.
Is NATO:
a) a coalition of actors? or
b) a space where actors discuss, or negociate, or imposs, their point of view about different courses of action?
Regards

Comment on NATO’s transformation by Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:53:33 +0000

To make a long answer short, shouldn’t NATO forces be redesigned to fit into the MOB structure that the Netherlands has adopted for it’s air assets, but then in a much larger scale, using parrelisation and segmentation? Create forces that can be rapidly deployed, know when they are up for deployment and when they are up for workup and can handle the full spectrum of force utilisation, from OOTW to all out war.
Something like the US AEF, but with people in the same MOBs being based in the same geographic location.
And work should be made of jointness – getting the air-, land- and naval forces to work seamlessly together with full knowledge of each other’s capabilities. Not only this kind of jointness should be promoted, but also jointness between NATO member countries: make sure commanders are familiar with different ways of working and the capabilities of different units different countries bring to the field.
Make sure that operational commanders have experience serving not only in different combat arms (air/land/sea), but also in different countries’ forces, in order to allow them to empathise with different local problems, thought processes and solutions.
This way the force structures will be smaller, more mobile, cheaper, more flexible, offer more bang for buck and more understanding of the problems it faces in the places it’s sent to.

Comment on New video on NATO’s relations with Russia by Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:36:53 +0000

It’s not a bad idea to set up a seperate entity such as a North Atlantic / Pacific Organisation in order to co-ordinate NATO / Russian / CIS joint endeavours. I don’t think the policy of NATO should be to absorb everyone and everything for the sake of it: creating consensus will be a nightmare and relative power issues will dominate most of the proceedings. However there are certain areas on which NATO and CIS views align and in order to maximise operational gains or bang for buck, there are real possibilities for co-operation.

Comment on NATO Parliamentary Assembly online video session by rachidelaidi

rachidelaidi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:49:22 +0000

les missiles balistiques de défense ou d’attaque se sont des missiles destructeurs de la race humaine car, à têtes nucléaires existent chez tous les pays détenteurs du nucléaire militaire .Le rôle de l’OTAN est donc et,reste à définir par rapport ,surtout,à l’Europe. Car l’OTAN à l’extérieur des frontières européenne est une grosse question qui n’ a toujours pas de réponse .Le citoyen européen est en mesure de demander le pourquoi du comment dans 27 Etats dits promouvoir la démocratie ,à l’européenne ,aux parlements nationaux et parlement européen et aux différents exécutifs élus démocratiquement,afin de respecter les règles de la démocratie .Par voie de conséquence ,l’OTAN doit la transparence au 500millions d’européens. l’OTAN doit amortir le choc par des négociations diplomatiques et donc et du militaire et du politique,en ce qui concerne les armes nucléaires dans l’État juif en particulier ou doit attaquer militairement les récalcitrants avant d’entamer des négociations avec d’autres pays musulmans. l’OTAN doit être différente dans ces résolutions de l’ONU :quelque soit le poids ,toujours la même mesure. plus d’armes nucléaire et le projet d’Obama sur la dénucléarisation doit aboutir et vite,car cela va de la préservation de la vie ,de la race humaine,animale…l’OTAN doit jouer sur ce registre.RE11HGMT48

Comment on NATO Parliamentary Assembly online video session by the Moderating Team

the Moderating Team — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:03:31 +0000

Dear Michail,

You can find all previous video sessions in the webmodule on NATO’s New Strategic Concept under “Video”. Or just click here.

The Moderating Team

Comment on NATO’s transformation by Hernan L. Villagran

Hernan L. Villagran — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:01:58 +0000

Dear Moderating Team:

Sorry…After checking again I found it…It is hidden behind more recent comments. Thanks!

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Comment on NATO’s transformation by Hernan L. Villagran

Hernan L. Villagran — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:58:32 +0000

Dear Moderating Team:

I have two questiosn for you:

First, I tried to find the commnent (three questions in fact) I sent for the 4th live video session on “NATO’s transformation”. I was lucky because one of the questions was chose and asked to the experts. ¿Could you please explain me where is my original written commnent?

Second, I have tried to click on the 4th live video session on “NATO’s transformation” but nothing happens…¡How could I get it to see it again?

I’ll keep participating.

Thanks..!

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Comment on NATO Parliamentary Assembly online video session by Mostafa AlHjaya

Mostafa AlHjaya — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:39:21 +0000

NATO shall contribute effectively in solving the major unresolved issues worldwide especially the Israeli – Arab conflict, moreover the NATO should gain the trust of other member states of the UN . in regard to the fundamentalists groups their should be key players in helping to achieve a meeting point with these groups since using of force in many cases like in Afghanistan have escalate the situation and increase the malignity towards the west .Pakistan Saudi Arabia Jordan and Egypt can play this role. >

Comment on NATO Parliamentary Assembly online video session by Denica

Denica — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:42:44 +0000

I want to ask something connected with the Strategic Concept. Is the BMD ( Ballistic Missile Defence) officialy approved by NATO`s New Strategic Concept?
If not Is there another multilateral institution which will force the development and building of Anti-missile facilities in the Black Sea area or the decisions for building such in Romania, Czhec Republic and Bulgaria are completely made on a bilateral basis?