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"Should the Middle East be NATO's new central front?" - Debate with Will Marshal versus Peter Rudolf01 Jan. 2004 , I do not believe that the “old” NATO based on one overriding geographically focused mission can be resurrected. After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, NATO did invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, yet no member state interpreted | Opinion |
"Continuing to build security through partnership" by Robert Weaver, NATO's Political Affairs Division01 Jan. 2004 pace with NATO's own transformation. The fight against terrorism is now one of the Alliance's major priorities. The attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States led to the first ever invocation by NATO of Article 5. The very next day, the 46 | Opinion |
"Transforming NATO's military structures" by General James L. Jones, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe01 Jan. 2004 military capability, namely the ability to act proactively. This represents a significant and historic change in the Alliance’s ethos and culture, since during the Cold War NATO was simply reactive. At the time, the Article 5 commitment to collective | Opinion |
Farewell speech to the Council by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson17 Dec. 2003 -Russia with 20 equal countries doing real business. We sat here on 12 September 2001 and invoked Article 5 of our founding Treaty which many had to read in detail for the very first time. War by Committee? No way. We did it in 5 ½ hours and loudly told | Opinion |
Comments by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertsonon the Policy Recommendations adopted by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly a...15 Dec. 2003 . We need to react much more quickly than we ever had to contemplate. NATO has proven that it is up to the challenge. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, it took the North Atlantic Council less than six hours to invoke Article 5. February | Opinion |
"The Omaha Milkman Today" - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the RUSI Conference in London08 Dec. 2003 a century of extraordinary change, and the efforts of theologists to deconstruct or reinterpret it, in very good shape. It proved its enduring relevance on September 12, 2001 when Article 5, the collective defence clause designed to save Europe from | Opinion |
Statement to the Press by Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General following NAC Foreign Ministers meeting04 Dec. 2003 years as Secretary General. In the Balkans, NATO has kept the peace and stopped wars from starting. We declared Article 5 and took NATO into the war on terror. We broke down the final stereotypes of the Cold War. We designed and implemented | Opinion |
Press Conference by Donald Rumsfeld US Secretary of Defense following the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Level of NATO Defence Ministers02 Dec. 2003 in thanking him for his truly remarkable leadership. He's presided over NATO at a time of unprecedented change, from invoking Article 5 for the first time in history to NATO's first mission out of the area in Afghanistan. Through it all, he has been a very | Opinion |
New Threats, new interoperability needs. Road Map for Istanbul Speech by Mrs. Leni Bjorklund,Minister for Defence of Sweden,...02 Dec. 2003 , and a comprehensive transformation was launched. The transformation is not only vital to Allies though, but also to Partners. Allies should seek Partners participation in all aspects of this process, which are not related to "NATO's Article 5" or "Collective Defence | Opinion |
Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertsonat the Winston Churchill Lecture24 Nov. 2003 to the task. Our declaration of Article 5 of NATO's Washington Treaty on 12 September 2001, which made the attack on the United States an attack on all nineteen NATO countries, turned Churchill's famous dictum on its head. The old world came to the aid | Opinion |
