NATO Strategic Concept 2022
Crisis Management & Response simulation
At the Madrid Summit on June 29, 2022, NATO Leaders accepted a new Strategic Concept that outlines the objectives, projects, and methods of the Alliance for the next ten years.
Making NATO future-proof
The 2022 Strategic Concept describes the security threats facing NATO, outlines the values and key purpose of collective defence and sets out three core tasks of deterrence and defence.
Preface
The new Strategic Concept has been created to ensure our Alliance remains fit and resourced for the future. Our goal is the preservation of peace and stability and the protection of our citizens, territory, freedom and democracy while reinforcing unity, cohesion and solidarity, within our transatlantic bond.The Russian Federation’s actions in Ukraine brought war back in Europe while terrorism persists in various forms. Authoritarian regimes and strategic competition pose a threat to the Alliance.
The New Strategic Concept reaffirms NATO’s purpose of collective 360* defence through three core tasks: deterrence and defence; crisis prevention and management; and cooperative security. Our vision aims for a shared effort in defending our freedom and contribute to a more peaceful world.
Purposes and principles
NATO is determined to safeguard the freedom and security of Allies. Its key purpose
and greatest responsibility is to ensure our collective defence, against all threats, from
all directions. We are a defensive Alliance.
Strategic environment
Arms, control, disarmament & non-proliferation
Terrorism
Hybrid Threats
Instability and conflict
Authoritarian actors
Climate threat
Terrorism
Instability and conflict
Authoritarian
actors
Hybrid Threats
Arms, control, disarmament
and non-proliferation
Climate threat
Instability and conflict
The Russian Federation has violated norms and principles that guaranteed European peace and security. We cannot discount the possibility of an attack against Allies’ sovereignty and territorial integrity. Strategic competition, pervasive instability and recurrent shocks are common threats we face.
Arms, control and non-proliferation
The erosion of the arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation has reduced strategic stability. The Russian Federation’s violations and selective implementation of its arms control obligations and China’s interest in nuclear delivery systems has reignited the potential use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials or weapons against NATO.
Terrorism
Terrorism is the most direct asymmetric threat to our security and to international peace and prosperity. Terrorists seek to attack or inspire attacks and have expanded their networks, enhanced their capabilities and invested in new technologies to improve their reach and lethality.
Hybrid threats
The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) is employing a range of political, economic and military tools to increase its global footprint and project power, while remaining opaque about its strategy, intentions and military build-up. Its malicious hybrid and cyber operations and confrontational rhetoric target Allies and harm the Alliance.
Authoritarian actors
Authoritarian actors challenge our interests, values and democratic way of life by investing in conventional, nuclear and missile capabilities. Strategic competitors are exploiting openness, interconnectedness and digitalisation and are interfering in democratic processes and institutions.
Climate threats
Climate change is a challenge of our time, with a profound impact on Allied security. It can exacerbate conflict, fragility and geopolitical competition. Increasing temperatures cause rising sea levels, wildfires and more frequent and extreme weather events, disrupting our societies and undermining our security.
Core tasks
NATO’s defensive strategy is made effective by ensuring a mixture of capabilities that deny any opportunity of aggression. A collective effort allows quick reactions to military and civilian crises through an effective command structure and integration of forces. The alliance recognises the importance of maritime, digital and space fields as potential conflict areas and values cooperation between civilian and military assets for crisis management. Non-Proliferation and Terrorism remain key security issues.
NATO’s defensive strategy is made effective by ensuring a mixture of capabilities that deny any opportunity of aggression. A collective effort allows quick reactions to military and civilian crises through an effective command structure and integration of forces.
NATO has interest in preventing crises through a joint effort with partners and civilian assets. Resources, capabilities and training are allocated to support crisis management at any distance or seriousness in little time. Effort is put in preventing and anticipating crises to ensure stability and save lives. Human security is the central scope of crisis management.
NATO has interest in preventing crises through a joint effort with partners and civilian assets. Resources, capabilities and training are allocated to support crisis management at any distance or seriousness in little time. Effort is put in preventing and anticipating crises.
NATO’s success derives from its cooperation with Allies and partners. We reaffirm the Open Door Policy for any democracy with our shared values. We support open dialogue and a mutually-beneficial relationship between all member states. The EU is one of our closest pattern institutions that has supported our efforts of peace and security in the Balkans and Black Sea regions.
NATO’s success derives from its cooperation with Allies and partners. We reaffirm the Open Door Policy for any democracy with our shared values. We support open dialogue and a mutually-beneficial relationship between all member states. The EU is one of our partners in this.
Ensuring the Alliance's continued success
Investing in NATO ensures cooperation between European and North American allies and contributes to global peace. Political unity and solidarity is critical in order to commit to the security and stability of every member state.
Sharing the costs and responsibilities will ensure the alliance has all the necessary resources to ensure security and carry out its commitments to the fullest extent of their capabilities.
NATO is indispensable to Euro-Atlantic security. It guarantees our peace, freedom and prosperity. As Allies, we will continue to stand together to defend our security, values, and democratic way of life.
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At the Madrid Summit on June 29, 2022, NATO Leaders accepted a new Strategic Concept that outlines the objectives, projects, and methods of the Alliance for the next ten years.
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Purposes and principles
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Core tasks
Continued success
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