OTAN aos 70 anos: crise, falta de confiança - Nicholas Burn (Belfer Center, Harvard)

NATO at Seventy: An Alliance in Crisis

The Summit of NATO Leaders will take place in London on Wednesday, December 4. NATO Heads of State and Government will discuss how to adapt the world’s oldest and most successful military alliance to current and emerging security challenges.   In our report, “NATO at Seventy: An Alliance in Crisis,” published this past February, Ambassador Doug Lute and I note that the single greatest threat is the absence of strong, principled American presidential leadership for the first time in NATO's history. We highlight 10 major challenges that the alliance faces and offer recommendations for how to strengthen NATO:

Challenges from Within NATO Reviving American Leadership of the Alliance    Restoring European Defense Strength    Upholding NATO’s Democratic Values   Streamlining NATO Decision-Making Challenges from Beyond NATO’s Borders Containing Putin’s Russia   Ending the Afghan War   Refocusing NATO Partnerships   Maintaining an Open Door to Future Members   Challenges on the Horizon Winning the Technology Battle in the Digital Age    Competing with China   READ THE FULL REPORT HERE

http://links.hks-belfercenter.mkt4851.com/ctt?kn=10&ms=MjI1MTc1MjES1&r=MzQxMTk0NDYyMjAS1&b=0&j=MTY0MDEzNzI5NgS2&mt=1&rt=0

Please read this report for greater detail on NATO's challenges and opportunities ahead. Sincerely, Nick Burns and Doug Lute