In the past several years, the ability to protect the external borders of Europe has been tested by the extraordinary movement of people fleeing violence and poverty in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The security of borders has become a top priority for…
2019 - NATO @ 70: REAFFIRMING THE ALLIANCE'S VALUES
Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany)
As the Alliance celebrates its 70th anniversary, it is timely to take stock of the values that continue to underpin our Alliance. Signed on 4 April 1949 in Washington, DC, the North Atlantic Treaty stipulates in its preamble the determination of the Allies “to…
18 April 2018 - Qatar is a small country roughly the size of Montenegro. 2.7 million people live in the country, of which only 12% are Qatari citizens. The country has the highest per capita GDP in the world and is the world’s third largest gas producer and third…
2018 - MISSION REPORT - JOINT CDSDG/STCTTS VISIT TO NORWAY
5 June 2018 - Members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance (CDSCG) and Sub-Committee on Technology Trends and Security (STCTTS) paid a visit to Norway from 7 to 9 May 2018.
The delegation consisted of 30 members of parliament from 17 NATO Member…
18 November 2018 - “Hybrid warfare” became a buzzword in the international political discourse following Russia’s invasion in Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. This report focuses specifically on the Kremlin’s use of hybrid tactics because the…
2018 - FOSTERING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE BLACK SEA REGION
Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany)
24 September 2018 - Human rights watchdogs indicate that democracy around the world deteriorated to the lowest point in more than a decade. For the Alliance, an organisation underpinned by liberal democratic values, this erosion has severe consequences. The report…
2018 - CIVIL PROTECTION IN THE HIGH NORTH AND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Jane CORDY (Canada)
18 November 2018 - Civil protection occupies an important place in NATO’s comprehensive approach to security. This report will focus on two regions where this aspect of security has become particularly acute in recent years: the High North and the Mediterranean.In the…
2018 - THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS IN NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES IN ADVANCING THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA
Joint NATO PA / DCAF survey
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000) encourages member states and international organisations to involve women and integrate a gender perspective in national and multilateral security initiatives such as…
2017 - MISSION REPORT - CDS/PC VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
During the four-day visit to London and York, NATO Parliamentarians received briefings on, inter alia, the challenge posed by Daesh, instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, counter-terrorism, as well as UK civil protection and emergency relief…
