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DISTANT CHALLENGES-DISTANT CHALLENGES-DISTANT CHALLENGES-DISTANT CHALLENGES-

NATO’s NATO’s PRIORITIES 2007PRIORITIES 2007

FOR A CHANGING ALLIANCE

Bruce BachBruce BachDefence Policy and PlansDefence Policy and PlansInternational StaffInternational Staff

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Outline• Operations: ISAF; Balkans; Iraq;

Active Endeavor, Sudan

• Russia

• Ukraine; Mediterranean Dialogue;

ICI; new Partners;

Contact Group

• NRF

• NATO-EU

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ISAFISAFISAFISAFTotal: 36,679 including 1,339

from 11 NNCNs

26 NATO: BE, BUL, CA, CZ, DE, EST, FR, GE, GR, HU, IT, LAT, LIT, LUX, NL, NO, PL, PO, RO, SK, SN, SP, TU, UK, US

11 Non-NATO: ALB, Australia, AU, AZE, CRO, FIN, FYROM*, IRL, NZ, SWE, SWI

Key Issues- Security/Reconstruction- Counter-Narcotics- Insurgent activity

*Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.

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ISAF Contributions by NationISAF Contributions by NationISAF Contributions by NationISAF Contributions by Nation

United States

4,556

Turkey

7

Netherlands

88Finland

1,314

Switzerland

1,734

Luxemburg

151Estonia 14,356

United Kingdom9

Lithuania

423Denmark

2

Sweden

185

Latvia

192Czech Republic

339

Spain

37

Italy

150Croatia

32

Slovakia

2,064

Ireland

2,594Canada

699

Slovenia

5

Iceland

79Bulgaria

55

Romania

8

Hungary

292Belgium

750

Portugal

200

Greece

22Azerbaijan

164

Poland

181

Germany

2Austria

1,045

Norway

2,881

FYROM

557Australia

528

New Zealand

37 Countries with 36,679 troops (as of 4 May 07)

1,339 non-NATO811France

30Albania 137

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*TURKEY RECOGNIZES THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA WITH ITS CONSTITUTIONAL NAME

Pristina

Skopje

Sarajevo

ROMANIAROMANIA

BULGARIABULGARIA

FYROM*FYROM*

GREECEGREECE

ALBANIAALBANIA

SERBIASERBIAB-HB-H

HUNGARYHUNGARY

CROATIACROATIA

SLOVENIASLOVENIA

MONTEMONTENEGRONEGRO

KFOR

X

XXX

EUFOR

NHQT

XNHQS

X

TuzlaTuzla

Mostar

Bosanska Dubica

Travnik

NHQ Sarajevo

BALKANSBALKANS

Key Issues• Kosovo• B-H:

- Defence Reform

- War Criminals

- Co-operation with EUFOR

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KFORKFORKFORKFOR

TotalsKFOR 15,733NATO 13,087NON-NATO 2,646

CONTRIBUTORS

24 NATO: BE, BU, CZ, DA, ES, FR, GE, GR, HU, IT, LA, LI, LU, NO, PL, PO, RO, SK, SN, SP, TU, UK, US

11 NON-NATO: ARG, ARM, AUS, AZE, FIN, GEO, IRL, MOR, SWE, SWI, UKR

KFOR

OP

OIKK

FOR

OP

OIK

Key Issues- NATO’s engagement in the Contact Group and Status Settlement negotiations

-Sustained NATO-led capability through negotiations and settlement implementation

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Response to TerrorismOp ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR

TF STROG Suspended until 30 June 07 (Forces 30 days NTM)

As of 4 May 2007

ACTIVE ENDEAVOURACTIVE ENDEAVOUR

1,657 (GR, IT, NL, PO, SP, TU, UK, US)

Key Issues-RUS and UKR participation-MD & ICI countries contributions

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N

ETHIOPIA

UGANDADEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

OF THE CONGO

CHAD

LIBYAEGYPT

ERITREA

KENYA

RedRed SeaSea

Juba

KHARTOUM

Nyala

Kassala

Damazin

Malakal

El Obeid

Dongola

El Fasher

Port Sudan

WesternDarfur

SouthernDarfur

NorthernDarfur

CENTRAL AFRICANREPUBLIC

SAUDIARABIA

NATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMIS

KEY TASKSKEY TASKS• Coordination of strategic airliftCoordination of strategic airlift• Staff Capacity BuildingStaff Capacity Building

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N

ETHIOPIA

UGANDADEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

OF THE CONGO

CHAD

LIBYAEGYPT

ERITREA

KENYA

RedRed SeaSea

Juba

KHARTOUM

Nyala

Kassala

Damazin

Malakal

El Obeid

Dongola

El Fasher

Port Sudan

WesternDarfur

SouthernDarfur

NorthernDarfur

CENTRAL AFRICANREPUBLIC

SAUDIARABIA

NATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMISNATO Support to AMIS

OptionsOptions• Joint Operations CentreJoint Operations Centre• Unit pre-deployment certificationUnit pre-deployment certification• Lessons learnedLessons learned• On the Job Capacity BuildingOn the Job Capacity Building

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COMMITMENT/USABILITY

• Are Allies overstretched?

• Political commitment = Boots on the Ground (NOT!)

• Remedy: Improved usability of forces with the right capabilities for opns beyond national borders

• Army targets: 40% deployable w/ 8% sustainable

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NATO – RUSSIA

• Many NATO-Russia programmes • Areas of cooperation include:

SAR, counter-terrorism, training/exercising, defense reform, officer retraining

• Political support vs. Gen Staff

• Allied support waning/Russian interest?

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PARTNERSHIPS

NATO-UKRAINE

• PFP- 16 nations in PARP • Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

• Contact Group

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Partners in 2007

ARM

KAZ

CHE UZB

MDA

UKR

AZE

BLR KGZ

RUS

TKM

TJK

PFPPFP/Planning and Review Process

AUT

FIN

SWE

IRL

EU

ALB

FYR

HRV

MAP

Mediterranean Dialogue (7 nations) & Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

BIH

Montenegro

Serbia

GEO

IPAP

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NATO RESPONSE FORCE

• A Joint Force integrating air, land and maritime components

• Technologically advanced, of limited size, at high readiness

• Rapidly deployable, stand-alone for up to 30 days

• Can act as initial entry capability, for full range of missions

• A catalyst for transformation of capabilities in NATOA catalyst for transformation of capabilities in NATO

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NATO and the European Union

CA, IC, NO, TU, US

BEL, BGR CZE, DNK,EST, DEU, GRC, HUN, ITA,LVA, LTU, LUX,NLD, POL, PRTROU, SVK, SVN,ESP, GBR

AUSFINIRLSWE

PARP

FR

• NATO experts supported EU in Headline Task Force

• NATO/EU Capabilities Group discussing convergence issues

• More integrated planning/DPQ

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A FULL PLATE, BUT-A FULL PLATE, BUT-

Political will and ResourcesPolitical will and Resources are the key; all are the key; all linked to long term visionlinked to long term vision of NATO’s future of NATO’s future

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• ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING SLIDES FOLLOW

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FORCE GOALS 2008 – E 0356LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR DEPLOYABLE FORCES

1. Improve the English language skills of all personnel planned for employment within Alliance

staffs or on operations. In addition to special measures to increase the language proficiency of serving officers and NCOs, integrate adequate language training into the curricula of officer and NCO education establishments and in career development programmes.

2. Ensure that all personnel planned for participation in deployable, multi-nationally manned headquarters have minimum English language skills as follows (listening, speaking, reading, writing in accordance with STANAG 6001):a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3.b. NCOs: SLP 3-2-3-2.

3. By 20XX, ensure that all personnel in deployable HRF and NATO Response Force contributions have minimum English language skills as follows:a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3.b. Appropriate NCOs, OR-5 and above likely to have frequent contact with personnel from other nations: SLP 3-2-3-2.c. Enlisted personnel planned to operate tactical communications: SLP 2-2-2-1.

4. By 20XX, ensure that all personnel in deployable graduated readiness units have minimum English language skills as follows:a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3.b. Appropriate NCOs, OR-5 and above likely to have frequent contact with personnel from other nations: SLP 3-2-3-2.c. Enlisted personnel planned to operate tactical communications: SLP 2-2-2-1.

5. Notwithstanding the above, nations are encouraged to provide basic English language training to all NCOs participating in NATO operations and exercises.

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MAZAR-E-SHARIF

POL-E KHOMRI

Faryab

Sari Pul

Jawzjan

Takhar Badakshan

Baghlan

Balkh

Samangan

KUNDUZ

FEYZABAD

Kunduz

PRT Mazar-e Sharif

210

PRT Feyzabad

337MAIMANA

PRT Maimana

PRT Pol-e Khomri

186= FSB= PRT

109

PRT Kunduz

387

RAC (N)

62FSB Mazar-e Sharif

90

RC NORTHRC NORTH

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= FSB= PRT

Farah

Herat

Ghowr

Badghis

CHAGHCHARAN

FARAH

QALEH-YE NOW

HERAT

PRT Farah

PRT Chaghcharan

FSB Herat

PRT Qaleh-ye Now

121

136

649

120

RAC(W)

47

103

PRT Herat

RC WESTRC WEST

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Manoeuvre Forces

Manoeuvre Forces

Manoeuvre Forces

Manoeuvre Forces

Manoeuvre Forces

Manoeuvre Forces

Zabul

HelmandNimroz

Kandahar

Dai Kundi

Uruzgan

No Offers

No Offers

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

Kandahar Airfield

RC (S) rotational

RC

X

+ Denmark Estonia

+Australia

TOA + 12 months

No Offers

+ US

+ others

No Offers

No Offers

PRT

RC SOUTHRC SOUTHRC SOUTHRC SOUTH

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Manoeuvre Forces

Paktika

Ghazni

WardakBamian

KhowstPaktiaLogar

Kabul

ParwanNuristan

Kapisa

Laghman Kunar

Nangarhar

No Offers

FSB

No Offers

xRC

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

PRT

II II II

No Offers

II

Panjsher

PDST

PDST = Provincial Development Support Team (only civilians)

PRT

PRT effects

RC EASTRC EASTRC EASTRC EAST

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II

RC C

x

KMNB

X

RC C

X

August 2006

SEEBRIG

PRT

8 month rotations

RC C

II(-) II (-) (-)

….

WardakKabul

RC CAPITALRC CAPITALRC CAPITALRC CAPITAL

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ISAF EXPANSIONISAF EXPANSION

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PRIZREN

NOVO SELO

PEC

BONDSTEEL

PRISTINA

CAMP VILLE

MNTF (N)MNTF (N) 2985

MNTF (E)MNTF (E) 2369

MNTFMNTF (C)(C) 1511

1798

OTHER OTHER ELEMENTSELEMENTS

CS+CSSXXX

KFOR

MNTF (W)MNTF (W) 3014

MNTF (S)MNTF (S) 3614

KFOR FORCES AVAILABLEKFOR FORCES AVAILABLEKFOR FORCES AVAILABLEKFOR FORCES AVAILABLE

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NATO Training Mission - IraqNATO Training Mission - IraqNATO Training Mission - IraqNATO Training Mission - Iraq

In–country: mentoring and training at Iraqi Hqs + NDU (NDC, JSC, IMAR. Some 4500 trained since the beginning of the mission in 2004

Out-of-country: some 700 trained in NTEFs and by Nations since 2004.

Key Issues- Force Protection

- Financing (Trust Fund)

- Equipment donations through NTECG (transportation)