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In Lisbon, we will align our approach so that we can begin a transition to Afghan responsibility early next year, and adopt President Hamid Karzai’s goal of Afghan forces taking the lead for security across Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
And even as America’s transition and troop reductions will begin this July, NATO – like the United States – can forge a lasting partnership with Afghanistan to make it clear that as Afghans stand up and take the lead, they will not stand alone. As we move forward in Afghanistan, NATO will also transform itself in Lisbon with a new Strategic Concept that recognises the capabilities and partners we need, to meet the new threats of the 21st century. This must begin by reaffirming the lifeblood of this alliance – our Article 5 commitment that an attack on one is an attack on all.
To ensure that this commitment has meaning, we must strengthen the full range of capabilities that are needed to protect our people today and prepare for the missions of tomorrow. Even as we modernise our conventional forces, we need to reform alliance command structures to make them more effective and efficient, invest in the technologies that allow allied forces to deploy and operate together effectively, and develop new defences against threats such as cyber attacks.
Another necessary alliance capability is missile defence of NATO territory, which is needed to address the real and growing threat from ballistic missiles. The Phased Adaptive Approach to European missile defence that I announced last year will provide a strong and effective defence of the territory and people of Europe and our deployed American forces. Moreover, it forms the foundation of greater collaboration – with a role for all allies, protection for all allies, and an opportunity for cooperation with Russia, which is also threatened by ballistic missiles.
In addition, we can work to create the conditions for reductions in nuclear arsenals and move toward the vision I outlined in Prague last year – a world without nuclear weapons. Yet so long as these weapons exist, NATO should remain a nuclear alliance, and I’ve made it clear that the United States will maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear arsenal to deter any adversary and guarantee the defence of our allies.
And even as America’s transition and troop reductions will begin this July, NATO – like the United States – can forge a lasting partnership with Afghanistan to make it clear that as Afghans stand up and take the lead, they will not stand alone. As we move forward in Afghanistan, NATO will also transform itself in Lisbon with a new Strategic Concept that recognises the capabilities and partners we need, to meet the new threats of the 21st century. This must begin by reaffirming the lifeblood of this alliance – our Article 5 commitment that an attack on one is an attack on all.
To ensure that this commitment has meaning, we must strengthen the full range of capabilities that are needed to protect our people today and prepare for the missions of tomorrow. Even as we modernise our conventional forces, we need to reform alliance command structures to make them more effective and efficient, invest in the technologies that allow allied forces to deploy and operate together effectively, and develop new defences against threats such as cyber attacks.
Another necessary alliance capability is missile defence of NATO territory, which is needed to address the real and growing threat from ballistic missiles. The Phased Adaptive Approach to European missile defence that I announced last year will provide a strong and effective defence of the territory and people of Europe and our deployed American forces. Moreover, it forms the foundation of greater collaboration – with a role for all allies, protection for all allies, and an opportunity for cooperation with Russia, which is also threatened by ballistic missiles.
In addition, we can work to create the conditions for reductions in nuclear arsenals and move toward the vision I outlined in Prague last year – a world without nuclear weapons. Yet so long as these weapons exist, NATO should remain a nuclear alliance, and I’ve made it clear that the United States will maintain a safe, secure and effective nuclear arsenal to deter any adversary and guarantee the defence of our allies.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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