AN INTRODUCTION TO NATO

1. AN INTRODUCTION TO NATO • ORIGINS & PURPOSES • HQ NATO ORGANISATION • IMS • MILITARY COMMAND STRUCTURE • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS • WAY AHEAD

3. WHAT IS NATO WHAT IS NATO • BASED UPON ARTICLE 51 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER: • ALLIANCE MEMBERS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARD: • FREEDOM • COMMON HERITAGE • CIVILISATION OF THEIR PEOPLES • FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF : • * DEMOCRACY • * INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY • * THE RULE OF LAW

4. WASHINGTON TREATY • ARTICLE 4 : • CONSULTATIONS WHEN ANY MEMBER BELIEVES THERE IS A THREAT TO THEIR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OR SECURITY • ARTICLE 5 : • AN ARMED ATTACK AGAINST ONE OR • MORE MEMBERS, IN EUROPE OR • NORTH AMERICA, SHALL BE • CONSIDERED AS AN ATTACK • AGAINST ALL OF THEM.

5. NATO DECISIONS • BASED UPONCONSENSUS, NATO HAS NO SUPRANATIONAL AUTHORITY • REACHED BY DISCUSSION AND CONSULTATION OF ALL MEMBER NATIONS

6. THE ALLIANCE Belgium* Luxembourg* Canada* Netherlands* Czech Republic Norway* Denmark* Poland France* Portugal* Germany Spain Greece Turkey Hungary United Kingdom* Italy* USA* Iceland*

7. AN INTRODUCTION TO NATO • BY • COLONEL • TORALV NORDBO

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

9. National Authorities North AtlanticCouncil Military Committee Secretary General Chairman Mil. C’ttee Delegations International Staff International Military Staff Political Military NATO HQ STRUCTURE

10. SECRETARY GENERAL Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

11. CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE Admiral Guido Venturoni ITNA

12. NAC & MC MEETINGS 1999 1989 NAC 60 206 54 132 MC Total 114 338

13. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MC • Military Advice to Council • Overall Conduct of Military Affairs • Preparation of Strategic Concept • Guidance to SCs • Risk Assessment

14. PIA DIRECTOR IMS Executive Coordinator IMS FC SITCEN IS ASG/DS SUPACT LEGAL OFFICER PERS NHQC3S Intelligence Operations Plans & Policy Cooperation & Regional Security Logistics, Armaments & Resources The International Military Staff

15. COMMAND BOUNDARIES CRAA1 ACLANT ACE 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.

16. HQ EASTLANT Northwood HQ WESTLANT Norfolk SHAPE Mons HQ SOUTHLANT Lisbon SUBEASTLANT CENTLANT ISCOMICELANT POAIR OCEANLANT MARAIREASTLANT NORLANT ISCOMFAROES CANLANT UKNLLANDFOR PHIBSTRIKFOR ASWSTRIKFOR UKNLPHIBGRU MARSTRIKFOR BENENORTHWEST JHQ NORTH Stavanger HQ NAVNORTHWEST Northwood HQ AFNORTHWEST High Wycombe NORNORTHWEST WESTNORHTWEST HQ SACLANT Norfolk ISCOMAZORES MARAIRNORTHWEST A T L HQ BALTAP Karup ISCOMMADEIRA SUBNORTHWEST JTFNON STRIKFLTLANT Norfolk HQ AFCENT Brunssum ADMDANFLEET SUBWESTLANT SUBACLANT Norfolk HQ AIRCENT Ramstein GERFLEET ISCOMGREENLAND LANDJUT ISCOMBERMUDA HQ LANDCENT Heidelberg LANDZEALAND CARSTRIKFOR GIBMED ICAOC 1 STRIKFORSOUTH MEDCENT HQ LANDSOUTH Verona ICAOC 2 HQ LANDSOUTHCENTRE Larissa MEDEAST ICAOC 4 MEDNOREAST HQ NAVSOUTH Naples 5 ATAF HQ LANDSOUTHEAST Izmir MARAIRMED HQ AFSOUTH Naples HQ AIRSOUTH Naples SUBMED 6 ATAF

17. RHQ EASTLANT Northwood RHQ WESTLANT Norfolk STRIKFLTLANT Norfolk SUBACLANT Norfolk RHQ SOUTHLANT Lisbon HQ NAVNORTH Northwood JHQ NORTH Stavanger HQ SACLANT Norfolk A T L JHQ NORTHEAST Karup SHAPE Mons RHQ AFNORTH Brunssum HQ AIRNORTH Ramstein JHQ CENT Heidelberg JHQ SOUTHCENT Larissa JHQ SOUTH Verona HQ NAVSOUTH Naples JHQ SOUTHWEST Madrid JHQ SOUTHEAST Izmir RHQ AFSOUTH Naples HQ AIRSOUTH Naples NATO UNCLASSIFIED

18. NEW COMMAND STRUCTURE

20. MILITARY COOPERATION 94 NRC NATO-RUSSIA FOUNDING ACT NATO-UKRAINE CHARTER PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE BASIC PfP Brussels 94 ENHANCED PfP Sintra-Madrid 97 OPERATIONAL PfP Washington 99 • Political-Military • Framework • Enhanced Defence- • Related Military • Cooperation • Expanded PARP • Framework • Document • IPP • PWP • PARP • EMOP • - OCC (4 components) • - TEEP (6 components) • SEEI • MAP • DCI MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE 95 96 97 98 99 02

21. PfP Member States ALBANIA ARMENIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BELARUS BULGARIA CROATIA ESTONIA FINLAND FYROM1 GEORGIA IRELAND KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZSTAN LATVIA LITHUANIA MOLDOVA ROMANIA RUSSIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND 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

22. Mediterranean Dialogue Mauritania Algeria Egypt Morocco Israel Tunisia Jordan

23. Aspirants: Rumania Bulgaria Slovenia Slovakia Estonia Latvia Lithuania FYROM(1) Albania Aspirant Members (1) Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.

24. ESDI: European Security and Defence Identity ESDI

25. 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 Washington Communiqué: “Berlin +”

26. The Washington Summit • Membership Action Plan • 1999 Strategic Concept • Defence Capabilities Initiative • European Security & Defence Identity

27. The 1999 Strategic Concept • To the public: Why NATO? • To the military: Clear Guidance

28. 1999 Strategic Concept • Fundamental Security Tasks • Security • Consultation • Deterrence and Defence • And in order to enhance the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area: • Crisis Management • Partnership

29. 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

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