A New NATO for a New World
The friendly logic of the old game is long since gone. Fragile states half-way across the globe have become breeding grounds for terrorism, drugs, and the trafficking of weapons or even people. Some thirty countries have or are acquiring ballistic missiles. Every day, cyber-attacks target our banking systems, air traffic control, and power grids.
These are transnational problems requiring mutinational solutions. If NATO did not exist, it would have to be invented, because countries with shared values and a shared history of close cooperation can best address these problems together. As the world's premier multilateral security organization, the transatlantic Alliance will play an essential role in solving the challenges of the 21st century.
Today, NATO Heads of State and Government are meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. There, transatlantic leaders will adopt a wide range of measures and reforms designed to meet these unprecedented challenges.
We will agree upon a new Strategic Concept, a mission statement that will guide the Alliance for the next decade.
We will describe how NATO will deal with a range of new and existing challenges including cyber-warfare, nuclear and missile proliferation, and energy security.
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