5.1: Military Missions
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Analysis and Recommendations: The new Strategic Concept should provide direction for the further transformation of NATO's
defence capabilities. Given the nature of the modern security environment and constraints on fiscal resources, NATO will need
a flexible, deployable, networked, and sustainable military force posture that can meet the full range of Alliance responsibilities
at an affordable cost. These responsibilities include the deterrence of aggression, the defence of Alliance territory, undertaking
demanding missions at strategic distance, and preparing for a wide range of lesser contingencies. The new Strategic Concept
should update the guidelines established in the 1999 Concept and be accompanied by an agreed set of priority capabilities
and military reforms to be endorsed by Alliance leaders at the Lisbon Summit. NATO's Military Missions. In the coming decade,
NATO will have four central interrelated military missions; these missions will complement the core tasks outlined in Chapter
Two. They are: - Deter, prevent and defend against any threat of aggression in order to ensure the political independence
and territorial integrity of every NATO member in accordance with Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. - Cooperate with
partners and civilian institutions to protect the treaty area against a full range of unconventional security challenges.
- Deploy and sustain expeditionary capabilities for military operations beyond the treaty area when required to prevent an
attack on the treaty area or to protect the legal rights and other vital interests of Alliance members. - Help to shape a
more stable and peaceful international security environment by enhancing partner interoperability, providing military and
police training, coordinating military assistance, and cooperating with the governments of key countries.
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