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NATO holds partnership symposium
21 January 2009
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On 21 and 22 January, the annual Partnership for Peace (PfP) Symposium brought together some 250 participants from 57 countries at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. The symposium is a discussion forum on NATO’s partnerships, bringing together members, partners and other international organizations.
This year, the event focused on new issues on NATO’s agenda such as the comprehensive approach, energy security and cyberdefence. Cooperation between NATO and various other international organizations also came into the spotlight.
Practical cooperation at all levels
The symposium started with a plenary session focusing on “NATO between Summits”. Keynote speakers included senior academics from European Council on Foreign Relations and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies as well as Shell International’s Vice President for Shipping.
Parallel working groups in the afternoon looked at partnerships from different angles and explored ways to better manage the Euro-Atlantic Partnership in order to ensure that NATO's cooperation offer meets the evolving interests and needs of Partners.
Future perspectives
The second day of the Symposium focused on some of the future challenges that may affect NATO’s partnerships and cooperation policies: what remains to be done in support of defence reform, especially in the field of education and training; NATO’s activities in the field of energy security and how to share best practices among Allies and Partners; and how to improve cooperation with PfP Partners on cyberdefence, building on a common understanding of the cyber threat and managing Partners' expectations.
The 2009 Symposium ended with a plenary session tackling the question whether NATO’s partnerships are in step with NATO’s overall evolution. Keynote speakers included the Director of the NATO College Research Division and a senior academic from the Jamestown Foundation.