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Strasbourg / Kehl Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Strasbourg / Kehl04 Apr. 2009 of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, has made a significant contribution to the fight against terrorism. We reiterate our commitment to OAE and welcome the continued support of partner countries whose contributions demonstrate both their engagement | Official text, Pressrelease |
Press briefing by NATO Spokesman03 Apr. 2009 security. But I do want to say this: One core principle was reiterated by all the speakers. It is collective defence, collective security, the shared commitment of Article 5 to all allies. There will be absolutely no diminishment of that in any possible | Opinion |
Q&A session with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the NATO Youth Forum02 Apr. 2009 . NATO will always have at its core, and that you'll find in the present and in the new Strategic Concept, Washington Treaty, Article 5, solidarity clause, integrated structure, integrated defence. That's the core function of NATO. We should never abandon | Opinion |
Speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Seminar on "NATO Challenges and Tasks Ahead" in Warsaw, Poland13 Mar. 2009 decisions are taken to shape our strategic environment. It gave you Allies with whom to share the common burden of security. And, of course, Prime Minister Tusk indeed as you have said, it did give you the ultimate security guarantee of Article 5 | Opinion |
Speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the International Conference “NATO Enlargement Ten Years On: Achievements, Challenges, Prospects” in Prague, Czech Republic12 Mar. 2009 key decisions are taken to shape our strategic environment. It gave you Allies with whom to share the common burden of security. And, of course, it gave you and gives you, the ultimate security guarantee of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty | Opinion |
Address by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Fondation pour la Recherche stratégique, Paris11 Mar. 2009 as a catalyst for an evolution in the manner in which the international organizations interact. Given the globalized nature of the threats and challenges we face, a major feature of the debate will doubtless be the meaning of collective defence and Article 5 | |
Speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the International Conference “Ten Years in NATO: A Decade of Security” in Budapest, Hungary11 Mar. 2009 the common burden of security. And, of course, it gave you, and gives you, the ultimate security guarantee of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, and the assurance that Allies will come to your assistance if you ever came under attack. For NATO | Opinion |
1956: Khrushchev delivers his ''secret speech''06 Mar. 2009 it's the other way around. The Treaty had made the Allies. But the Treaty had not made NATO. NATO at the very beginning was a rather puny affair. We had a watered-down Article 5 at the insistence of the Americans. There were simply two US low | |
1949: NATO’S Anxious Birth05 Mar. 2009 , as I mentioned, was full of pro-UN supporters who saw a regional alliance as potentially undercutting the UN. Congress was full of people who were extremely wary of an Article 5 commitment – of course NATO is based on Article 5, you know | |
1967: De Gaulle pulls France out of NATO’s integrated military structure03 Mar. 2009 they had to show solidarity to show that they weren't renouncing their Article 5 obligation to the alliance, they weren't renouncing the treaty simply because they preferred to have military independence. And therefore France became a big contributor |
