North Atlantic Treaty Organization

07 Jul. 2009

Discussion 1: Why a new NATO Strategic Concept now: do strategic reviews serve a purpose and how valid is the 1999 Concept?

Strategic Concept conference - 7 July 2009 - Palais d’Egmont, Brussels

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From the event

From left to right: Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission; Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London and Sven Mikser, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

From left to right: Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission; Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London and Sven Mikser, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission

Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission

Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission

Professor Francois Heisbourg, Special Advisor to the President of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Chairman of the Foundation Council of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Former member of the French Livre Blanc Commission

Left: Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral Stavridis

Left: Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral Stavridis

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King’s College London

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and NATO Secretary General designate, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and NATO Secretary General designate, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Sven Mikser, Vice President, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

Sven Mikser, Vice President, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

Sven Mikser, Vice President, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

Sven Mikser, Vice President, Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Special Rapporteur for the NPA’s contribution to the new Strategic Concept, former Defence Minister of Estonia

Questions and answers session

Questions and answers session