NATO

Moscow Ponders European Security

NATO and Russia continue to cooperate on many issues, especially within the framework of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Primary areas of collaboration include maritime piracy, military exchanges, training exercises, terrorism, crisis management, WMD nonproliferation, small arms control, theatre missile defense, maritime rescue, defense reform, civil emergencies, and new security threats. In February, the heads of the NATO Military Committee and the Russian General Staff opened a direct communications hotline in their latest endeavor to promote mutual transparency and collaboration.

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Cyber threats, energy security and NATO’s Article 5

ICDS researcher Maria Mälksoo presented her paper on the possibility of regarding cyber and energy security challenges in the context of NATO’s Article 5 at the conference ‘The Future of NATO’s Nuclear Deterrent: The New Strategic Concept and the 2010 NPT Review Conference’ at the NATO Defence College in Rome, on 2 March 2010.

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