NATO’s
PRIORITIES 2007
DISTANT CHALLENGES-
FOR A CHANGING ALLIANCE
Bruce Bach
Defence Policy and Plans
International 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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ISAF
Total: 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 Nation
37 Countries with 36,679 troops (as of 4 May 07)
1,045
2,881
Poland
Portugal
Albania
30
FYROM
137
Australia
557
Germany
164
Austria
2
Greece
181
Romania
750
Azerbaijan
22
Hungary
200
Slovakia
55
Belgium
292
Iceland
8
Slovenia
32
Bulgaria
79
Ireland
5
Spain
699
Canada
2,594
Sweden
339
Croatia
150
Latvia
37
Switzerland
Czech Republic
192
Lithuania
185
Turkey
1,314
Denmark
423
Luxemburg
9
United Kingdom
4,556
Estonia
151
Netherlands
1,734
United States
14,356
Finland
88
New Zealand
7
France
811
Norway
528
Italy
2,064
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1,339 non-NATO
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BALKANS
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
X
Bosanska
Dubica
EUFOR
SERBIA
B-H
Tuzla
Travnik
Sarajevo
NHQ Sarajevo
XXX
KFOR
BULGARIA
Mostar MONTE
Key Issues
NEGRO
• Kosovo
• B-H:
- Defence Reform
- War Criminals
- Co-operation with EUFOR
Pristina
Skopje X
X
NHQS
NHQT
FYROM*
ALBANIA
GREECE
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*TURKEY RECOGNIZES THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA WITH ITS CONSTITUTIONAL NAME
KFOR
Key Issues
- NATO’s engagement in the
Contact Group and Status
Settlement negotiations
-Sustained NATO-led capability
through negotiations and
settlement implementation
CONTRIBUTORS
Totals
KFOR
15,733
NATO
13,087
NON-NATO
2,646
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
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Response to Terrorism
ACTIVE
ENDEAVOUR
Op ACTIVE
ENDEAVOUR
1,657 (GR, IT, NL,
PO, SP, TU, UK, US)
Key Issues
-RUS and UKR participation
-MD & ICI countries contributions
TF STROG
Suspended until 30 June
07 (Forces 30 days NTM)
As of 4 May 2007
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NATO Support to AMIS
EGYPT
LIBYA
N
SAUDI
ARABIA
Dongola
Northern
Darfur
CHAD
Port Sudan
KHARTOUM
Red
Sea
Kassala
ERITREA
Western
Darfur
El Fasher
El Obeid
Damazin
Nyala
Southern
Darfur
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
Malakal
ETHIOPIA
KEY TASKS
Juba
• Coordination
of strategic airlift
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
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CapacityKENYA
Building
UGANDA
OF THE CONGO • Staff
NATO Support to AMIS
EGYPT
LIBYA
N
SAUDI
ARABIA
Red
Sea
Dongola
Northern
Darfur
Port Sudan
CHAD
KHARTOUM
Kassala
ERITREA
Western
Darfur
El Fasher
El Obeid
Damazin
Nyala
Southern
Darfur
ETHIOPIA
Malakal
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF THE CONGO
Juba
UGANDA
Options
• Joint Operations Centre
• Unit pre-deployment certification
• Lessons learned
• On the Job Capacity Building10
KENYA
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
PFP/Planning and Review Process
EU
MAP
PFP
IPAP
AUT
ALB
ARM
GEO
FIN
HRV
AZE
KAZ
RUS
BIH
TKM
Montenegr
o
MDA
IRL
FYR
TJK
BLR
KGZ
CHE
UKR
Serbia
SWE
UZB
Mediterranean Dialogue (7 nations) & Istanbul Cooperation Initiative
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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 NATO
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NATO and the
European Union
• NATO experts supported EU in
Headline Task Force
CA, IC, NO,
TU, US
• NATO/EU Capabilities Group
discussing convergence issues
• More integrated planning/DPQ
BEL, BGR CZE,
DNK,EST, DEU, AUS
GRC, HUN, ITA, FIN
LVA, LTU, LUX, IRL
NLD, POL, PRT SWE
ROU, SVK, SVN,
PARP
ESP, GBR
FR
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A FULL PLATE, BUT-
Political will and Resources are the key; all
linked to long term vision of NATO’s future
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• ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING SLIDES
FOLLOW
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FORCE GOALS 2008 – E 0356
LANGUAGE 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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RC NORTH
RAC (N)
62
FSB Mazar-e Sharif
PRT Mazar-e Sharif
90
210
PRT Maimana
109
FEYZABAD
Jawzjan
MAZAR-E-SHARIF
KUNDUZ
Kunduz
Takhar
Badakshan
PRT Feyzabad
Balkh
MAIMANA
337
POL-E KHOMRI
Samangan
Faryab
PRT Kunduz
Baghlan
Sari Pul
387
= FSB
= PRT
PRT Pol-e Khomri
186
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RC WEST
PRT Qaleh-ye Now
FSB Herat
136
649
Badghis
RAC(W)
QALEH-YE NOW
Ghowr
47
HERAT
CHAGHCHARAN
Herat
PRT Herat
PRT Chaghcharan
120
FARAH
103
Farah
PRT Farah
= FSB
= PRT
121
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RC SOUTH
Manoeuvre
Forces
PRT
PRT
+
Australia
No
Offers
No
Offers
Dai Kundi
Manoeuvre
Forces
Manoeuvre
Forces
+ US
PRT
Uruzgan
Zabul
X
Manoeuvre
Forces
RC
PRT
No
Offers
Helmand
Kandahar
PRT
Nimroz
Manoeuvre
Forces
No
Offers
RC (S) rotational
Kandahar Airfield
PRT
Manoeuvre
Forces
+ others
+ Denmark
Estonia
TOA + 12 months
No
Offers
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RC EAST
x
RC
FSB
PRT
effects
PDST
PDST = Provincial
Development Support
Team (only civilians)
PRT
No
Offers
PRT
PRT
Nuristan
PRT
Bamian
Wardak
Kabul
PRT
Nangarhar
PRT
Ghazni
No
Offers
PRT
PRT
Paktika
PRT
Manoeuvre Forces
PRT
II
No
Offers
II
II
II
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RC CAPITAL
August 2006
x
SEEBRIG
RC C
8 month
rotations
X
X
KMNB
RC C
Kabul
Wardak
RC C
II
….
(-)
II
PRT
(-)
II
(-)
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ISAF EXPANSION
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KFOR FORCES AVAILABLE
MNTF (N)
OTHER
ELEMENTS
2985
XXX
KFOR
CS+CSS
1798
NOVO SELO
MNTF (W)
MNTF (C)
1511
MNTF (E)
2369
3014
PRISTINA
PEC
CAMP VILLE
BONDSTEEL
MNTF (S)
3614
PRIZREN
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NATO 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)
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