Recently the Group of Experts visited Moscow to discuss Russian ideas on NATO’s new Strategic Concept. Watch this video to hear what NATO and external experts are saying about the status and evolution of the Alliance’s relations with Russia.
The Moderating Team
Dear Visitors,
Please join us on 15 February from noon to 12:40 pm for a special fifth live video session with parliamentarians from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The discussion will be wide-ranging, and we encourage you to submit questions on any topic related to NATO’s new Strategic Concept.
Our guests will be:
The Honourable Jane Cordy, Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Senator representing the province of Nova Scotia (Canada);
Mr Assen Agov, Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and member of Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria; and
Mr Hendrik Jan ORMEL, Vice-President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and member of Christian Democratic Appeal (Netherlands).
The moderator will be Dr Jamie Shea, Head of Policy Planning at NATO Headquarters.
Please post your questions in the Discussion Forum.
We look forward to an interesting discussion!
Best regards
The Moderating Team
Dear Visitors,
You are kindly invited to join our fourth live video session on 3 February, 16.00 pm (CET) to discuss changes needed for NATO’s structure, forces and capabilities.
Three experts will share their views and respond to your queries: Mr Robert Bell, former NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment and Chairman of NATO’s Industrial Advisory Group; Rear Admiral Jorgen Berggrav, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation’s Representative in Europe, and Mr Luwdig Decamps, Head of Armaments Programme Support Section, Defence Investment Division, NATO.
The session will be moderated by Dr Gerlinde Niehus, Head of NATO’s Corporate Communications Section.
Please post your questions and ideas in the Discussion Forum and we will make sure they all reach our panelists.
We are excited to hear your ideas and look forward to a thought-provoking discussion on the 3 February!
The Moderating Team
Interview with Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola Chairman of the NATO Military Committee – Watch the video.
Dear Visitors,
Thanks again for your continuing participation!
As you know, our online discussions follow the themes of the Seminars held by NATO’s Group of Experts on the developing Strategic Concept. The fourth such Seminar will take place on 23 February, in Washington, DC. Hosted by Supreme Allied Command Transformation and the US National Defense University, the subject of the Seminar will be the Alliance’s transformation of its structure, forces, and capabilities.
Accordingly, our next topic for discussions is, “What changes in structures, forces and capabilities are required for NATO’s transformation into an Alliance that can deal successfully with 21st century challenges?”
Please share your thoughts, concerns or questions. We will try to respond to your ideas and summarize the discussion with another live video session.
As background, please consider reading the most recent two-part edition of NATO Review, available at www.nato.int/review. The edition examined issues related to the new Strategic Concept, the Comprehensive Approach and NATO’s transformation.
Let us know what you think!
The Moderating Team
Dear contributors,
Thank you again for your continuing participation in our online question-and-answer series. Our third live session, scheduled for 15 December at 16:00 CET, will examine the future of NATO’s Partnerships. This online session will complement both the discussion in our online Forum, and the third seminar of the Group of Experts that will take place in Norway in January. The Group of Experts seminar will also examine NATO’s evolving Partnerships.
The panelists for this session for this session will be HE Veronika Wand-Danielsson, Swedish Ambassador to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council; Brigadier General Pavel Adam, Deputy Assistant Director for Cooperation and Regional Security with NATO’s International Military Staff; and Mr James Mackey, staffer with NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Integration and Partnership Directorate. The session will be moderated by Dr Gerlinde Niehus, Head of NATO’s Corporate Communications Section.
Please submit your questions by leaving a reply below. We will make every effort to pose your questions to our panel participants. If time permits, we will also raise follow-up questions that we receive during the live video session. Do not hesitate to submit your questions well in advance of the event.
Before commenting, it may be useful to read our online Topic pages on the Partnership for Peace, Partnerships with non-NATO countries, NATO’s relations with Contact Countries, and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
We look forward to hearing what you think!
Best regards,
The Moderating Team
Watch the live discussion here
NATO-Russia Relations
From the blog of the Secretary General
Watch this short video with internal and external perspectives on why partnerships are important for NATO.
Is NATO working closely enough with its partners? Could partners eventually play as important a role as a Member? NATO Review takes a closer look.
Dear Visitors,
We appreciate your active participation in the Forum and your interest in our live video sessions. To continue this process, we are announcing the next round of our online discussions.
We will keep the format of thematic discussions related to the key Strategic Concept seminars. The next such seminar – which will take place in Norway in January – will examine NATO’s evolving partnerships.
Consequently, our next topic for the online discussion is “The Future of NATO’s partnerships”. The questions we hope to answer include:
Please share your thoughts, concerns or questions on any aspect related to NATO’s cooperation with the outside world. We will try to respond to your ideas and summarize the discussion again with another live video session in December.
As food for thought, please consider reading our NATO A-Z page on the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Programme as well as one on the Alliance’s partnerhsip with non-NATO countries.
Let us know what you think!
The Moderating Team
Dear contributors,
Your interest made our first live video question-and-answer session on NATO’s core tasks a success. We also appreciate your participation in our online forum discussion of the political dimension of NATO operations.
Upcoming live video sessions will echo the themes of Strategic Concept seminars. The next seminar, to take place in Brdo, Slovenia on 13 November, is entitled “NATO’s Engagement in an Era of Globalisation.” Accordingly, our next live video question-and-answer session, scheduled for 12 November at 16:00 CET, will examine a number of related issues, including:
Please submit your questions by leaving a reply below. We will make every effort to pose your questions to our panel participants. If time permits, we will also raise follow-up questions that we receive during the live video session. Do not hesitate to submit your questions well in advance of the event.
Before commenting, it may be useful to read our online Topic pages on the Comprehensive Approach,
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_51633.htm,
and on NATO operations and missions,
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_52060.htm.
We look forward to hearing what you think!
Best regards,
The Moderating Team