1 / 20

CHICAGO SUMMIT, MAY 2012 1. Political agenda/Key Themes

NATO Summit Chicago May 2012: Political and Public Diplomacy Aspects Eric Povel, Strategic Communications Coordinator NATO Public Diplomacy Division April 2012. CHICAGO SUMMIT, MAY 2012 1. Political agenda/Key Themes 2. Public diplomacy challenges and opportunities.

emera
Download Presentation

CHICAGO SUMMIT, MAY 2012 1. Political agenda/Key Themes

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NATO Summit Chicago May 2012: Political and Public Diplomacy AspectsEric Povel, Strategic Communications Coordinator NATO Public Diplomacy DivisionApril 2012

  2. CHICAGO SUMMIT, MAY 2012 1. Political agenda/Key Themes 2. Public diplomacy challenges and opportunities

  3. 1. Political agenda/Key Themes: 1.1 Lisbon Summit Deliverables: Operations: AFG: started transition successfully; Libya: successful operation in protecting Libyan people; Kosovo: prevented confrontation turning into a crisis; continued reassurance; Piracy: success in reducing number of pirate attacks off Horn of Africa.

  4. 1.1 Lisbon Summit Deliverables: Strategic Concept: Three core tasks: a. collective defence; b. crisis management; c. cooperative security. Concept + Political Guidance form basis for NATO’s Level of ambition for next 10 years.

  5. 1.1 Lisbon Deliverables ctd: Partnerships: • Russia: increased cooperation; • New and Reinforced Partnership Policy; • Libya Op: cooperation with new and traditional partners; • ISAF now 50-nation coalition, largest in the world.

  6. 1.1 Lisbon Deliverables ctd Defence-related issues: • NATO Missile Defence (MD) progress; • NATO Reform agreed; • Critical capabilities, AGS funding resolved; • Defence + Deterrence Posture Review (DDPR).

  7. 1.2 AFGHANISTAN • Reaffirm commitment to Lisbon strategy: “in together, out together”; • Revised Oplan till end of transition end-2014; • New NATO Strategic Plan for AFG: continue training, support and assist after 2014; enduring NATO presence; • Financial sustainment of ANSF after 2014; • Summit Declaration.

  8. 1.3 Defence Package for Chicago Summit Goal: NATO Forces 2020 • Smart Defence: Prioritisation, Specialisation, Multinational Cooperation; • Connected Forces: Education & Training, Exercises, Technology; • Multinational Projects: Logistics/Maintenance, Force Protection, Intel/Surveillance/Reconnaisance (ISR), Air Policing, etc; • Declare Interim MD Capability; • Defence & Deterrence Posture Review (DDPR) Declaration?

  9. 1.4. Partnerships • ISAF Summit of 50+ nations, plus AFG; • Mentioning of support for aspirant member states; • Mentioning of enhanced cooperation in MENA; • No NATO-Russia Summit, maybe later.

  10. 2. Public Diplomacy challenges/opportunities: • Media focus on preceding G8 Summit at Camp David • US Presidential election campaign • Global economic and financial crisis • European and US defence budget cuts • US revised defence posture: “Asia pivot”; • Ongoing issues: perceptions of unfair transatlantic burden-sharing, public fatigue and perceived lack of immediate threat to security of Allied nations.

  11. 3. Conclusion • NATO is effective, enduring transatlantic security partnership, delivering value for money; • Committed to: * AFG through 2014 and beyond; * collective security and solidarity; * modern and shared capabilities. • Force multiplier, community of values, keeps Europe and North America safe, secure investment and investment in security, best value for money and for security.

  12. Questions?

  13. BACKUP SLIDES

  14. NATO’s FUNCTIONS • Six Functions: • Collective Defence (Art. 5) • Internal Pacifier • Security and Military Cooperation/ Partnerships • Crisis Manager/Peacekeeper • Collective Security/ Comprehensive Approach • Standardisation

  15. COLLECTIVE DEFENCE/ARTICLE 5: “Attack on one will be considered as an attack on all” First time ever evoked on 12 SEP 01. Different perspectives on importance.

  16. INTERNAL PACIFIER • Unprecedented defence integration • Management of internal security relations • Only region in the world • Example: Greece/Turkey • Enlargement expands security to East

  17. PARTNERSHIPS • New function since Cold War • Over 30 Partners, also across the globe • EAPC, PfP, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, MedDialogue, ICI • Prepare full membership • Cooperation mechanism for “neutrals”

  18. CRISIS MANAGER • New function since Cold War • Pushed into due to Yugoslav crisis • Need to go “out-of-area”, out-of Europe • Need to adapt security concepts/ armed forces

  19. COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH • “No military solution” • Need to cooperate with IOs, NGOs • In NL: 3D-approach • Institutional “jealousy”? • Compatible with other mandates? UN?

  20. STANDARDISATION • Crucial for interoperability • Beneficial for all multinational ops if Allies involved • Partners increasingly involved

More Related