On July 18, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted the first workshop of the task force on NATO Global Partnerships. The task force will assess ways that the Alliance can strengthen relations with appropriate partners who want to be associated with the Alliance, offer meaningful contributions, and help to address its global security agenda.
Led by Council Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer, the initiative will convene NATO experts, as well as senior representatives from key partner and allied member governments. The task force will produce findings and recommendations for the Alliance, to be presented at conferences in Washington DC, the United Kingdom, and in a series of issue briefs to be released in the fall of 2012.