Close
Back
Download NATO’s broadcast-quality video content free of charge
Log in
No account?
Forgot your password?
NATO MULTIMEDIA ACCOUNT
Access NATO’s broadcast-quality video content free of charge
Create an account
Check your inbox and enter verification code
We have sent a verification code to your email address.
.
Enter the code to verify your account. This code will expire in 30 minutes.
You have successfully created your account
From now on you can download videos from our website
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below.
Reset password
Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password.
Reset password
We have sent a verification code to your email address.
Enter the code to verify your account. This code will expire in 30 minutes.
Create a new password
The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
Your password has been updated
Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password.
Effective crisis management requires transatlantic unity, political vision and sufficient military power said Lord Robertson at a conference on NATO s role in crisis management in Brussels, 16 October.
The Secretary General delivered the keynote address at the NATO-sponsored conference, which brought together prominent experts to discuss the Alliance s role in crisis management as it takes on new missions.
"Over the course of this year, NATO s evolution has made a quantum leap. By taking the lead in ISAF in Afghanistan, and by supporting Poland in post-Saddam Iraq, the Alliance has taken up new security roles well beyond the Euro-Atlantic area," Lord Robertson said explaining the timeliness of the conference.
Speakers included Carl Bildt, the former Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to the Balkans and former High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Gareth Evans, President of the International Crisis Group and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia, and Boris Tadic, the Minister of Defence of Serbia and Montenegro
Lessons from the past, for the future
One of the most visible changes in NATO s activities since the end of the Cold War has been its involvement in ending conflict, restoring peace and building stability in crisis regions.
The conference began with a discussion of lessons learned from the Alliance s involvement in the Balkans and how these could be applied to NATO s new missions.
This included both the civilian aspects and challenges of winning the peace and rebuilding failed states after a conflict, as well as military responses to crises.
A panel also examined the role of public diplomacy in building local and international support for crisis management operations, with speakers emphasizing its importance to the success of operations.
The lessons of the past set the scene for the discussion of the challenges that lie ahead for NATO, in Afghanistan - where NATO took over command of the peacekeeping force - as well as in other crisis areas, where the Alliance might be called on to intervene.
The conference, under the patronage of Lord Robertson, was organized by NATO s Public Diplomacy Division, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces.