“COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ’’

1. NATO RAPID DEPLOYABLE CORPS - GREECE ΤΩ ΞΙΦΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΔΕΣΜΟΝ ΛΕΛΥΣΘΑΙ 15’ “COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH’’ Col Dimitrios Grousouzakos

2. Introduction 6 Questions+ 6 Answers=Comprehensive Approach Why What Where CA Who When How

3. Changing Global Development – Challenging Strategic Environment New Risks and Threats – Broader Missions and Operations Different World – Different Ways -Distinct Means Why

4. If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail” Psychologist Abraham Maslow Why

5. Why “The shooting side of the business is only 25% of the trouble and the other 75% lies in getting the people of this country behind us” General Sir Gerald Templer Malaya 1952

6. Why Alliance Nations’ Instruments of Power Political Military Civil Economic • Conflict Prevention and Crisis Resolution • Peace keeping – Humanitarian Operations – Disaster Relief • Stabilisation Activities and [Military Support to] Reconstruction Efforts

7. Why Riga Summit Declaration 29 Nov 06 • No security = No development in Afghanistan (Para 6) • Today requires a comprehensive approach by the international community (Para10)

8. Why

9. A Comprehensive Approach is a means to ensure a coordinated and coherent response to a crisis by all actors involved. What Definition

10. What • Three Aspects • Improving crisis management instruments • Improving Alliance’s practical co-operation at all levels • Enhancing NATO’s ability to bring military support to stabilisation operations and reconstruction efforts in all phases of a conflict

11. Who • Nations-International Organizations -Local Actors • Two points • “…NATO cannot deliver this Comprehensive Approach all on its own …” • “… it is not NATO that can lead this effort: that is the United Nations’ role…” NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, at the GLOBSEC Conference 17 Jan 2008

12. How • 4 Main Strands • Planning and Conduct of Operations • Lessons Learned, Training and Exercises • Enhancing Cooperation with External Actors • Public Messaging

13. How • Planning and Conduct of Operations (Samples) • Adjust NATO’s operational planning procedures • Support other international actors • Develop and discuss with other international actors proposals to engage the local actors • Compile a list of national experts & liaise with expert international organizations

14. How • Lessons Learned, Training and Exercises (Samples) • Internal Training • External Training with the others actors • Active participation of other international actors in NATO’s crisis management exercises

15. How Enhancing Cooperation with External Actors (Samples) • To improve co-operation • Call for regular consultative seminars &conferences • Regular meetings NATO SG/ Heads of International Actors • Improves Liaison with UN & EU • Conducts regular staff talks • Exchanges regularly early warning and assessment information

16. How Public Messaging (Samples) • In order to reinforce its public message of commitment to working with players involved: • Substantiate the overall international efforts • Share information strategies and campaigns • Reinforce the NATO media operations capability

17. When Operational Spectrum Level of Involvement WarfightingSecurityStabilisationReconstruction

18. Where • Three Levels • Strategic level • Operational level • Tactical level

19. The Comprehensive Approach is to contact, to communicate and to consult as well as to coordinate, to collaborate and to cooperate with Nations Partners, International / Governmental / Non-Governmental Organizations, and local actors through internal improvements within the Alliance and external relationships between NATO and other involved and/or engaged actors ultimately for their mutual benefit or as a minimum to de-conflict actions and end states. Conclusion

20. Conclusion