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NATO Partnerships

Partnerships: projecting stability through cooperation

The Allies seek to contribute to the efforts of the international community in projecting stability and strengthening security outside NATO territory. One of the means to do so is through cooperation and partnerships. Over more than 25 years, the Alliance has developed a network of partnerships with non-member countries from the Euro-Atlantic area, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region, and other partners across the globe. NATO pursues dialogue and practical cooperation with these nations on a wide range of political and security-related issues. NATO’s partnerships are beneficial to all involved and contribute to improved security for the broader international community.

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''America, Europe and the Pacific'' - Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Marines’ Memorial Club Hotel in San Francisco 09 Jul. 2014

The myths and benefits of partnership with NATO - Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at Comrat University in Comrat, Moldova 13 May. 2014

NATO's Partnership policy in a changing security environment - Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow at the conference on ''NATO Partnerships: achievements and prospects'', Chisinau, Moldova 14 May. 2014

Stopwatch - Special interactive video forum series with Jamie Shea - 2005-2006
NATO's transformation - Special video lecture series with Jamie Shea - 2003-2004

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NATO Review

- Projecting Stability: an agenda for action 13 Mar. 2018 “NATO’s neighbours are more stable, NATO is more secure.” This statement is at the heart of NATO’s work on Projecting Stability.
- Partners - who needs them? 06 May. 2013 Partnerships in alliances are not new. The simple refrain that ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ shows the logic of linking up with like-minded people, organisations or countries. And NATO has been taking advantage of partnerships since the 1990s.
- Sweden: a special NATO partner? 24 Apr. 2013 Sweden's forces haven't been involved in a combat mission for over 50 years. But they have stood ready to assist in many NATO operations since the 1990s. Ryan Hendrickson here makes the case for Sweden to be called a special partner to NATO.
- Ireland: dealing with NATO and neutrality 24 Apr. 2013 Ireland has been a partner of NATO since the 1990s. So how has this sat with the country's famed neutral status? And what benefit does it bring to either side? NATO Review interviews Ireland's Defence Minister to find out.
- Photostory: partners in action 24 Apr. 2013 Afghanistan is not the only operation where NATO has teamed up with partners. This photostory shows a few examples of partners working side by side with NATO.
- NATO’s 'neutral' European partners: valuable contributors or free riders? 24 Apr. 2013 Stanley Sloan takes a deliberately provocative view of whether all sides benefit equally from neutral countries partnering with NATO. Here he looks at the pros and cons of the arrangement for the countries and the Alliance.
- Ashton and Paloméros: why the EU and NATO need partners 24 Apr. 2013 NATO Review asks two of NATO and the EU's top officials how they see partnerships. And whether they could see a way to partnering with each other more.
- NATO and its partners: changing relationships? 12 May. 2011 NATO is changing the way it works with its partners. Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, explains what these changes mean to both sides.
- NATO and Sweden: old partners, new outlooks? 12 May. 2011 Few countries have had such a frontline partnership role with NATO as Sweden. From Bosnia to Libya, it has participated continously in NATO-led operations. How does it see the changes in NATO's new partnership structures?
- The Gulf and NATO: time to revisit relations 04 May. 2011 With key security issues such as Iran, Iraq and oil all on their doorstep, Gulf States need to think about a new direction for their security arrangements, argues Abdulaziz Sager. Here, he shares his own views on why more cooperation with NATO may be one of the answers.
- Safety in numbers - NATO and its partners 14 Apr. 2011 Are NATO's partnerships becoming more or less important? Are they a cheaper way of offering security? And are they the key to a comprehensive approach to security? This video looks at how NATO's relationships are changing, why and who's benefiting.
- India and NATO: size no problem 14 Apr. 2011 Take the biggest political-military alliance in history, protecting over 900 million people. And then take the world's second biggest country, whose population has just moved past the 1 billion mark. How could these two giants work together? Michael Ruehle looks at what could be one of NATO's biggest ever partnerships.
- Photostory: a look at some of NATO's partners 14 Apr. 2011 Who are NATO's partners? And what do they do? This photostory presents some facts and figures outlining the nations who work with NATO.
- Asia, NATO and its partners: complicated relationships? 21 Apr. 2010 Many of NATO's new partners come from in or around Asia. How does each side see each other - and what's the way to ensure both benefit from working together? Michito Tsuruoka looks into this from an Asian standpoint.
- Alone, we fail 03 Mar. 2010 How will the timing of this new Strategic Concept affect the outcome? Will it be able to deal with threats for decades to come? How will it change the way international organizations work together? And what will its changes mean for the men and women in uniform? All of these questions come under scrutiny in this section.
- Bucharest: Planning and Partnership for security effect in the 21st Century 19 Mar. 2009 Bucharest is the time to ask difficult questions, say Julian Lindley-French and James Townsend. And without adequate answers, the Alliance will not be properly adapting to the demands of a new century’s security threats.
- Partnership or membership for Finland? 01 Nov. 2008 Finland's Ambassador to NATO and the EU, Aapo Pölhö, discusses the issue of whether Finland is ready - or even interested - in moving from partnership to membership of NATO.
- NATO needs to think twice about its future 01 Nov. 2008 Xinghui Zhang, a journalist for a major Chinese newspaper, gives a personal account of how he has gained greater insight into NATO: and how he feels that NATO needs to focus more on its future development.
- Partnerships: how are they changing? 01 Nov. 2008 It is no secret that the events of the summer in Georgia led many non-NATO countries to reassess their positions.
- Bucharest: a milestone in NATO’s transformation 19 Mar. 2008 NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, describes the role he sees the Bucharest Summit playing in NATO’s evolution
- Rethinking NATO Partnerships for the 21st Century 19 Mar. 2008 Security threats today are globalised and non-traditional. It’s time for NATO’s partnerships to follow suit, says Ron Asmus.