What is NATO ?

NATO Chicago summit wrap up video

NATO leaders concluded a decisive summit in Chicago on 21 May, taking key decisions on the Alliance’s future engagement in Afghanistan, military capabilities and worldwide partnerships

Pittsburgh Highschool students learn about NATO

On day four of our Road to Chicago Series we’re in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to join Highschool students as they learn about NATO during a history lesson. We find out what they believe is the top security threat of the future.

NATO Summit Chicago

During the last two months, as summit preparations increased in intensity, a NATO photographer followed the Secretary General throughout many of these meetings and engagements, capturing personal images behind the scenes.

NATO – connecting future ground troops

The NATO Army Armaments Group (NAAG) has developed a system which, which would in future allow ground troops of different nationalities to communicate more effectively across boundaries in a single theatre of operations.

Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with members of the Afghan Commandos

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with members of the Afghan Commandos at a camp in Kabul earlier today. It’s his fifth visit to Afghanistan since taking on his position as head of NATO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fOXJb0Ds8NE

A conversation with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Brussels Forum.

WE-NATO – First live web chat on International Women’s Day 2012

In the past decades women have come a long way in their struggle for equality with men, but still a lot remains to be done to give them a proper voice and role in the field of peace and security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XZhyHEw821w

Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen held in Ankara, Turkey

NATO – Distributed Networked Battle Labs (DNBL)

Interoperability is key to better operational effectiveness. Thanks to a new platform launched by Allied Command Transformation, Allies can now check from a distance whether their equipment “speaks the same language”.

NATO – Countering terrorism together

As terrorism is a global problem, the Alliance cannot tackle it alone. NATO asked security matter experts to share their views on this at the first conference on “New Challenges to Global Security” on 28 November, 2011.