NATO has been a bedrock of security and stability for over 70 years. But today, it is facing an increasingly complex world full of new actors, threats and challenges. How can it guarantee that it will remain fit, united and adaptable in this new world? What hard decisions does it need to take to be fit for purpose in the next decade?
In his first major policy speech of 2021, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg outlines his vision for NATO to 2030 with recommendations from the NATO 2030 Young Leaders – a group he appointed to advise him on how the organization can meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.
The event also features the culmination of a week-long policy hackathon that will see students from 10 universities ‘pitch for purpose’ on key strategic themes for NATO 2030:
- Turning the tide: NATO’s role in defending and re-shaping a values-based international order.
- Full spectrum security: building resilience against economic security risks.
- People first: protecting populations in modern-day conflicts.
- Innovating innovation: next steps in technology cooperation.
- Less is more: reducing military carbon emissions.
How will NATO continue to be a strategic anchor in uncertain times? How will it adapt to well-known threats such as terrorism and new risks that loom from pandemics and climate change particularly as emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) present both dangers and opportunities for its members? And what lessons can be drawn from NATO’s experience that can apply to other multilateral organizations?
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