- Value [1] Freedom
- The Strategic Concept adopted in 1999 conformed to the security needs that had arisen during the first decade of the post-Cold
War era. The document set forth a host of ideas that ring as true today and that should be reaffirmed in the 2010 Concept.
These core building blocks include, but are not limited to, the following: NATO's central purpose is to safeguard -- by political
and military means -- the freedom and security of all its members.
- Value [2] Security
- Value [3] Transatlantic Linkage
- The Alliance embodies the transatlantic link by which the security of North America is permanently tied to the security of
Europe.
- Value [4] Indivisibility
- The security of all Allies is indivisible: an attack on one is an attack on all.
- Value [5] Deterence
- The combined military forces of the Alliance must be able to 1) deter any potential aggression against it and 2) ensure the
political independence and territorial integrity of its members.
- Value [6] Political Independence
- Value [7] Territorial Integrity
- Value [8] Equitable Sharing
- Alliance success depends on the equitable sharing among members of roles, risks and responsibilities, as well as benefits.
- Value [9] Prevention
- NATO will make full use of its links to other countries and organisations to help prevent and mitigate crises.
- Value [10] Mitigation
- Value [11] Stability
- The stability, transparency, predictability, lower levels of armaments, and verification which can be provided by arms control
and non-proliferation agreements support NATO's political and military efforts to achieve its strategic objectives.
- Value [12] Transparency
- Value [13] Predictability
- Value [14] Verification
- Value [15] Arms Control
- Value [16] Non-Proliferation
- Value [17] Respect
- In fulfilling its purpose and fundamental security tasks, the Alliance will continue to respect the legitimate security interests
of others, and seek the peaceful resolution of disputes as set out in the Charter of the United Nations.
- Value [18] Peace
- Value [19] Dispute Resolution
- Value [20] Democratic Ideals
- As these assertions signify, the Alliance needs a new Strategic Concept, but it does not require wholesale change. NATO's
fundamental identity, as the organisation that lends muscle and spine to democratic ideals, is constant. However, the NATO
of 2020 will not be the same as the NATO of 1950, 1990, or even 2010. As the Alliance matures, it must prepare itself to confront
an array of fresh perils.
- Value [21] Change
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