How does NATO need to change? (Part 2)
In this second part of looking at how NATO needs to adapt to the 21st century, we look at how it can better connect with the public, and how this will affect perceptions of the organisation and its operations. We also look at the different worlds in which the last Strategic Concept was drawn up in 1999 and today's. And we get insight from the new SACEUR, new US Ambassador NATO and others into how they see the new Strategic Concept evolving. More...
- Public understanding - simplicity is genius (part 1)
- Public understanding - simplicity is genius (part 2)
- Ivo Daalder, US Ambassador to NATO
Boosting women’s role in peace and security
Women, alongside children, are often disproportionately affected by war and conflict, and yet they face barriers that prevent them from partcipating fully in the peace-building process. But unless women – half the global population – play an equal role in preventing and resolving conflicts, lasting stability will be difficult to achieve. More...
NATO in Afghanistan
- ISAF "placemat" (Contributing nations and troop numbers) - 1 Feb. 2010 (PDF/2,78Mb)
- ISAF factsheets (Jan. 2010)
Events
- Ongoing events
- 4-9 Feb. 2010 - Security Jam: discuss your security ideas with the experts
- Recent events
- 4-5 Feb. 2010 - Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, Istanbul, Turkey
- 28 Jan. 2010 - Afghanistan: The London Conference
NATO Talk
- 8 Feb 2010 - NATO in the 21st Century: Towards Global Connectivity - Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Munich Security Conference
- 5 Feb 2010 - Press conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting in Istanbul
- 3 Feb 2010 - NATO's New Strategic Concept: video debate on “NATO’s transformation”
NATO Key Activities
60 Years of NATO
Explore the Alliance's past through videos, lectures, and other media.
NATO Declassified 1949 - 1959
Discover 10 years of history through original documents
"NATO's Open Door"
Teaser (WMV/7058Kb)
Full movie - natochannel.tv
Video reports: Six colours, six stories, six film-makers
NATO-Russia Council - NRC official website 
Enter the NATO E-bookshop