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NATO 2010 Strategic Concept (archived)

This LibGuide is intended to provide a few starting points to assist you with your research on issues related to NATO's New Strategic Concept.

NATO Documents

NATO After Lisbon
5 April 2011
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This short text provides an overview of the major decisions, policies, and documents approved at the NATO Summit in Lisbon in November 2010.
Active Engagement, Modern Defence : “Strategic Concept For the Defence and Security of The Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”
Adopted by Heads of State and Government in Lisbon
19th November 2010
Towards the new strategic concept - Compilation of official texts
9 April 2010
Declaration on Alliance Security , Issued by the Heads of State and Government Participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Strasbourg / Kehl
4th April 2009
Comprehensive Political Guidance Endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government
29th November 2006
The Alliance's Strategic Concept Approved by the Heads of State and Government Participating in the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington D.C.
24th April 1999
The Alliance's New Strategic Concept (1991)
8th November 1991
NATO Strategy Documents from 1949 to 1969
Selected Archival Material
The Harmel Report : Full Reports by the Rapporteurs on the Future Tasks of the Alliance (14th December 1967)
Selected Archival Material
The Committee of Three (13th December 1956)
Selected Archival Material
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The Committee of Three on Non-Military Cooperation, also known as the Three Wise Men
The North Atlantic Treaty
4th April 1949

Official Speeches

16 Nov. 2011 - "The emerging security challenges under NATO’s New Strategic Concept" Speech given by Brig. Gen. Massimo Panizzi, IMS Public Affairs and Strategic Communications Advisor
16 Sept. 2011 - Speech by Carme Chacón Piqueras, Minister of Defence of Spain at the Meeting of the NATO Military Committee/NATO Military Conference in Sevilla, Spain
9 Jun. 2011 - Remarks by Amb. Tefft at the opening of the conference "NATO-Ukraine : New Conditions and Realities of Cooperation"
08 Oct. 2010 - The New Strategic Concept: Active Engagement, Modern Defence, Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Brussels
10 Sep. 2010 - Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Real Instituto Elcano, Madrid
2 Jul. 2010 - 'NATO - Managing Security in a Globalised World' Speech by Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal
2 June 2010 - "How NATO’s New Strategic Concept and Transformation Effort will Facilitate Cooperation with the European Union": General Stéphane Abrial, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO, discussed key elements of the Alliance’s New Strategic Concept on the need for improved cooperation between the EU and NATO. - Introductory Remarks at The European Institute, Washington, DC
17 May 2010 - Opening remarks by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the Group of Experts on NATO's New Strategic Concept
17 May 2010 - Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Madeleine Albright, Chair of the Group of Experts
17 May 2010 - Remarks by Jeroen van der Veer (Vice-Chair, NATO Strategic Concept Experts Group) at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the Group of Experts on NATO's New Strategic Concept
17 May 2010 - Remarks of Madeleine K. Albright at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with the Group of Experts on NATO's New Strategic Concept
23 Feb. 2010 - Robert M. Gates, remarks, NATO Strategic Concept Seminar, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
11 Feb. 2010 - Remarks of Madeleine K. Albright at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russia
14 Jan. 2010 - Concluding remarks by Madeleine K. Albright, Chair of the Group of Experts at the Third Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept, Oslo
14 Jan. 2010 - Opening remarks by Jamie Shea, Director of Policy Planning at NATO at the Third Seminar on NATO's Strategic Concept
14 Jan. 2010 - Press point with the Hon. Madeleine K. Albright, Chair of the Group of Experts and Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway at the Third Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept
14 Jan. 2010 - Interview with Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway at the Third Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept and Opening remarks by Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway, at the Third Seminar on NATO's Strategic Concept, Oslo
14 Jan. 2010 - Opening remarks by The Hon. Madeleine K. Albright, Chair of the Group of Experts, at the Third Seminar on NATO's Strategic Concept, Oslo, 14 Jan 2010
14 Jan. 2010 - Concluding remarks by Grete Faremo, Defence Minister of Norway at the Third Seminar on NATO’s Strategic Concept, Oslo, 14 January 2010