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May 18, 2010

NATO 2020 Group of Experts Report

On 17 May, the Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to lay the groundwork for a new Strategic Concept for NATO presented its analysis and recommendations to the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Download the PDF

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Report

Apr 27, 2010

STRATCON 2010: An Alliance for a Global Century

NATO risks becoming a relic of the Cold War unless it finds a renewed sense of solidarity and political will while framing its new Strategic Concept.  That’s the central message of  STRATCON 2010: An Alliance for a Global Century, a report by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Advisors Group. Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Apr 9, 2010

Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO’s Strategic Concept

In the latest Issue Brief, Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Boyko Noev and Harlan Ullman analyze NATO’s three options for how the Strategic Concept should deal with Afghanistan: ignore and defer; finesse; or confront. Download the PDF

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Apr 7, 2010

NATO Defense Capabilities: A Guide for Action

Strategic Advisors Group (SAG) members Paul Gebhard and Ralph Crosby address the enduring challenge for NATO nations of how best to enhance their individual and, through the Alliance, their collective capabilities and what could be done through the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept. Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Apr 2, 2010

NATO Initiatives for an Era of Global Competition

By Franklin D. Kramer

Franklin D. Kramer, Atlantic Council vice chair and member of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), recommends five initiatives for NATO designed to respond to global challenges in both the immediate and longer term. Download PDF

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Issue Brief

Mar 12, 2010

NATO’s Nuclear Policy in 2010

Annette Heuser and Walter Slocombe, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), address the critical issue of NATO’s nuclear policy and offer recommendations for its inclusion into the new Strategic Concept. Download the PDF

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Report

Mar 9, 2010

U.S.-Iran Relations: Policy Compendium

This Compendium contains the text of major regulations, laws, and other documents governing U.S. interactions with Iran. Also provided are the text of U.N. Security Council Resolutions, agreements between Iran and several other countries on various issues, and other documents that represent major policy decisions in U.S. relations with Iran.  The publication was launched at […]

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Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

NATO Reform and Decision-Making

Edgar Buckley and Kurt Volker, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), outline four crucial areas of the NATO decision-making process that require immediate consideration for reform in the SAG issue brief “NATO Reform and Decision-Making.” Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance

Edgar Buckley and Ioan Mircea Pascu, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), discuss the implications of the use of force, preemption, and assessment of new risks as it relates to the Strategic Concept in the SAG issue brief “Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance.” Download the PDF

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Issue Brief

Feb 23, 2010

The United States, NATO and the EU: Partnership in the Balance

By Robert Hunter and Sven Biscop

Robert Hunter and Sven Biscop, members of the Strategic Advisors Group (SAG), detail a comprehensive approach for cooperation between the United States, NATO, and the European Union in the SAG issue brief “The United States, NATO, and the European Union: Partnership in the Balance.” Download PDF

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