AN INTRODUCTION TO NATO

• ORIGINS & PURPOSES• HQ NATO ORGANISATION• IMS• MILITARY COMMAND STRUCTURE• RECENT DEVELOPMENTS• WAY AHEAD

WHAT IS NATOBASED UPON ARTICLE 51 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER:– ALLIANCE MEMBERS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARD:

• FREEDOM• COMMON HERITAGE• CIVILISATION OF THEIR PEOPLES

WHAT IS NATO

• FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF :FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF :* DEMOCRACY* DEMOCRACY* INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY* INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY* THE RULE OF LAW* THE RULE OF LAW

WASHINGTON TREATY• ARTICLE 4 :

• CONSULTATIONS WHEN ANY MEMBER BELIEVES THERE IS A THREAT TO THEIR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OR SECURITY

• ARTICLE 5ARTICLE 5 : :• AN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST ONE ORAN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST ONE OR MORE MEMBERS, IN EUROPE ORMORE MEMBERS, IN EUROPE OR NORTH AMERICA, SHALL BENORTH AMERICA, SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS AN ATTACKCONSIDERED AS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL OF THEM.AGAINST ALL OF THEM.

NATO DECISIONSNATO DECISIONS

• BASED UPONBASED UPON CONSENSUSCONSENSUS ,

NATO HAS NO SUPRANATIONAL NATO HAS NO SUPRANATIONAL AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

• REACHED BY DISCUSSION AND REACHED BY DISCUSSION AND CONSULTATION OF ALL MEMBER CONSULTATION OF ALL MEMBER NATIONS NATIONS

Belgium*

Canada*

Czech Republic

Denmark*

France*

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy*

Iceland*

Luxembourg*

Netherlands*

Norway*

Poland

Portugal*

Spain

Turkey

United Kingdom*

USA*

THE ALLIANCE

AN INTRODUCTION TO NATO

• BY• COLONEL• TORALV NORDBO

HQ NATO STRENGTH• Int Staff 1,200• Delegations 612• Int Mil Staff 435• MILREPs 450• PfP 370• Total 3,643• One Third Military

NATO HQ STRUCTURENational Authorities

North AtlanticCouncil

Military Committee

Chairman Mil. C’ttee

Secretary General

InternationalStaff

DelegationsPolitical Military

InternationalMilitary Staff

SECRETARY GENERAL

Lord Robertson of Port EllenLord Robertson of Port Ellen

CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE

Admiral

Guido VenturoniITNA

NAC & MC MEETINGS

1989 1999

NAC 60 206

MC 54 132

Total 114 338

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MC

• Military Advice to Council• Overall Conduct of Military Affairs• Preparation of Strategic Concept• Guidance to SCs• Risk Assessment

The International Military Staff

DIRECTOR IMSExecutive Coordinator IMS

PIA

SITCEN

NHQC3S

FC

SUPACT LEGALOFFICER

PERS

Intelligence Operations Plans &Policy

Cooperation& RegionalSecurity

Logistics,Armaments & Resources

IS

ASG/DS

CRAA1

COMMAND BOUNDARIES

NOTES:

1. CRAA - CECLANT ROUTINE ACTIVITY AREA (FR).

2. WHENEVER THE BOUNDARY IS DEPICTED AS THE COASTLINE OF A NON-NATO COUNTRY, THE ACTUAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE LIMIT OF NATIONAL TERRITORIAL WATERS.

ACLANT ACE

MARSTRIKFOR

JHQ NORTHStavanger

HQ BALTAPKarup

HQ LANDCENTHeidelberg

HQ LANDSOUTHCENTRE

Larissa

HQ LANDSOUTHEASTIzmir

HQ LANDSOUTHVerona

HQ AIRCENTRamstein

HQ NAVNORTHWEST

Northwood

HQ AIRSOUTHNaples

HQ NAVSOUTHNaples

HQ AFCENTBrunssum

HQ AFSOUTHNaples

SUBACLANTNorfolk

STRIKFLTLANTNorfolk

HQ SOUTHLANTLisbon

HQ WESTLANTNorfolk

HQ EASTLANTNorthwood

HQ SACLANTNorfolk

A

T

L

HQ AFNORTHWESTHigh Wycombe

GIBMED

MEDCENT

MEDEAST

MARAIRNORTHWEST

SUBNORTHWEST

ADMDANFLEET

WESTNORHTWEST

NORNORTHWEST

GERFLEET

LANDJUT

JTFNON

ICAOC 1

ICAOC 2

ICAOC 4

LANDZEALAND

MEDNOREAST

MARAIRMED

SUBMED 6 ATAF

5 ATAF

STRIKFORSOUTH

ISCOMFAROES

ISCOMICELANT

NORLANT

CENTLANT

MARAIREASTLANT

SUBEASTLANT OCEANLANTPOAIR

ISCOMAZORES

ISCOMMADEIRA

CANLANT

BENENORTHWEST

ISCOMGREENLAND

SUBWESTLANT

ISCOMBERMUDACARSTRIKFOR

PHIBSTRIKFOR ASWSTRIKFOR UKNLPHIBGRU

UKNLLANDFOR

SHAPEMons

JHQ NORTHStavanger

JHQ NORTHEASTKarup

JHQ CENTHeidelberg

JHQ SOUTHWEST

Madrid

JHQ SOUTHCENTLarissa

JHQ SOUTHEASTIzmir

JHQ SOUTHVerona

SUBACLANTNorfolk

STRIKFLTLANTNorfolk

RHQ SOUTHLANTLisbon

RHQ WESTLANTNorfolk

RHQ EASTLANTNorthwood

HQ SACLANTNorfolk

A

T

L

SHAPEMons

NATO UNCLASSIFIED

HQ AIRNORTHRamstein

HQ NAVNORTHNorthwood

HQ AIRSOUTHNaples

HQ NAVSOUTHNaples

RHQ AFNORTHBrunssum

RHQ AFSOUTHNaples

NEW COMMAND STRUCTURE

S T R IK F L T L A NT S U B A C L A N T R C W E S T R C S O U T H -E A S T R C E A S T

S C A T L A N T IC

R C N O R T H R C S O U T H

S C E U R O P E

M ilita ry C o m m itte e(M C )

N o rth A tla n tic C o u n c il(N A C )

MILITARY COOPERATIONMILITARY COOPERATION

•EMOPEMOP - OCC - OCC (4 components)(4 components) - TEEP - TEEP (6 components(6 components))•SEEISEEI•MAPMAP•DCIDCI

BASIC PfPBASIC PfPBrussels 94Brussels 94

•FrameworkFramework DocumentDocument•IPPIPP•PWPPWP•PARPPARP

•Political-MilitaryPolitical-Military FrameworkFramework•Enhanced Defence-Enhanced Defence- Related MilitaryRelated Military Cooperation Cooperation •Expanded PARPExpanded PARP

ENHANCED PfPENHANCED PfPSintra-Madrid 97Sintra-Madrid 97

OPERATIONAL PfPOPERATIONAL PfPWashington 99Washington 99

MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUEMEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE

NATO-UKRAINE CHARTERNATO-UKRAINE CHARTER

NATO-RUSSIA FOUNDING ACTNATO-RUSSIA FOUNDING ACT

PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACEPARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE

9494 9595 9696 9797 9898 9999

NRC

0202

ALBANIA ARMENIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BELARUS BULGARIA ESTONIA

FINLAND FYROM1 GEORGIA KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN LATVIA LITHUANIA

MOLDOVA

ROMANIA RUSSIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SWEDEN

TURKMENISTAN UKRAINE UZBEKISTAN

Notes: 1. TURKEY recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name

2. TAJIKISTAN is an EAPC member, but does not participate in PfP

SWITZERLAND

IRELAND

PfP Member States

CROATIA

Mediterranean Dialogue

Egypt

Israel

Jordan

Algeria Mauritania

Morocco

Tunisia

Aspirants:

RumaniaBulgariaSloveniaSlovakiaEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaFYROM(1)Albania

Aspirant Members

(1) Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.

ESDI: European Security and Defence Identity

Washington Communiqué: “Berlin +”

• Availability of NATO capabilities and common assets• Assured EU access to NATO planning capabilities• Identification of a range of European command options

and the role of DSACEUR • Further adaptation of NATO's defence planning system

The Washington Summit

• Membership Action Plan

• 1999 Strategic Concept

• Defence Capabilities Initiative

• European Security & Defence Identity

The 1999 Strategic Concept

• To the public: Why NATO?• To the military: Clear Guidance

1999 Strategic ConceptFundamental Security Tasks

– Security– Consultation– Deterrence and Defence

And in order to enhance the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area:

– Crisis Management – Partnership

Toppmøtet i Praha nov 2002• NATO-utvidelse

– 7 nye medlemsland?

• Svare på nye trusler– Terrorisme og WMD

• Modernisering– Nye kapabiliteter– Ny kommandostruktur– Endre interne strukturer og prosesser

• Videreutvikle relasjoner til andre organisasjoner– EU og FN

• NATO-Russland• Revitalisere samarbeidsorganer og programmer

– EAPC - Middelhavsdialogen

THETHE ENDEND