NATO

The purpose of NATO From Regional to Global Security Provider is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Alliance s new vision the new Strategic Concept and common security impact associated tasks to be undertaken within a short and longer term time horizon The book serves as a relevant and timely study of the most pressing issues facing NATO today including recent lessons gained It provides recommendations for consideration and further discussion ie the what and the how regarding future policy options for the North Atlantic Alliance The intended audience includes international security policymakers government officials elected leaders academics interested professionals civil society and members of the public Specifically the book focuses on six topic areas Part I the Introduction relates to conceptual and organizational changes membership expansion and enlargement Part II consists of emerging security challenges including terrorism piracy homeland threats cyber defense and information warfare energy security nonproliferation and countering WMD Part III incorporates national and regional challenges such as the Balkans Iraq AfghanistanPakistan the Horn of Africa North Africa and the Middle East Part IV deals with military and nonmilitary assets It integrates capability development burden sharing common funding ballistic missile defenses and the phased adaptive approach nonstrategic nuclear weapons and a broadbased comprehensive approach to security Part V covers multifaceted collaborative relationships between NATO and various governmental intergovernmental and nongovernmental bodies This section incorporates outreach and engagement with Russia India Pakistan and China as well as with other nonNATO countries the Mediterranean Dialogue MD and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative ICI Formal and informal linkages with the EU OSCE and the UN are also essential features of such a cooperative activity Additionally the expanding participation of civil society and growing