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Hillary Clinton: NATO's Future
February 22, 2010
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke on the future of NATO before the Atlantic Council on February 22. Council Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel offered welcoming remarks, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright introduced Secretary Clinton. Albright is the Chair of the Group of Experts commissioned by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to advise the Alliance on a new Strategic Concept.
Secretary Clinton's speech was the opening event of the Washington Strategic Concept Seminar. This fourth and final Strategic Concept Seminar focused on future NATO capabilities and forces, as well as provided recommendations for drafting NATO’s next Strategic Concept. It was co-hosted by the National Defense University and Allied Command Transformation, in partnership with the Atlantic Council, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Johns Hopkins SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations.
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Video:
- HIGHLIGHT: Article 5 and NATO Expansion
- HIGHLIGHT: Russia
- HIGHLIGHT: Leadership Crisis among Democracies
- HIGHLIGHT: NATO Reform
- FULL SPEECH: The Future of NATO
Media Coverage:
- U.S., NATO seek better Russia ties – Reuters TV
- Clinton urges NATO security cooperation with Russia – Andrew Quinn, Reuters
- Clinton Urges Closer NATO Ties to Russia – Robert Burns, AP
- Clinton and Rasmussen on the future of NATO – Josh Rogin, The Cable, Foreign Policy
- Clinton Calls for Closer NATO-Russian Cooperation – Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg
- Clinton Urges NATO To Consider Energy Threats – Tom Risen, National Journal
- U.S.-Lithuania Relations - next steps - The Lithuania Tribune
New Atlanticist Analysis:
- Jones: NATO Must be Lean, Agile and Flexible
- NATO's New Strategic Concept Must Make Alliance Relevant
- Clinton: NATO Reform Needed
- Clinton: EU No Threat to NATO
- Clinton: Cyber Security and Energy Security as NATO Priorities
- Clinton on Russia and NATO
Atlantic Council NATO Issue Briefs:
- NATO Reform and Decision-Making
- Article 5 and Strategic Reassurance
- The U.S., NATO and the EU: Partnership in the Balance
- The Challenge: NATO Amidst Geopolitical Realities
- A New Transatlantic Compact for NATO
Podcast (MP3):
Related Links:
- Special Briefing on the Future of NATO – Ivo Daalder, Department of State
- Daily Appointments Schedule for February 23, 2010 – Department of State
Related Atlantic Council Work:
- EVENT: NATO Secretary General Rasmussen: First Major U.S. Speech
- EVENT: Hillary Clinton: Freedom's Challenge
- EVENT: Senator Richard Lugar: Congressional Perspective on the Future of NATO
- CONFERENCE: Missile Defense in Europe: Next Steps
- TESTIMONY: Kurt Volker: Congressional Testimony – New NATO Strategic Concept
- TESTIMONY: Damon Wilson: Congressional Testimony on the Future of NATO
- EDITORIAL: Damon Wilson: NATO Steps Up to the Plate
- INTERVIEW: Kurt Volker: Alliance Contributions to Obama's Surge
- WORKSHOP: U.S. Force Posture in Europe
- PUBLICATION: Alliance Reborn: An Atlantic Compact for the 21st Century
- EVENT: Gordan Jandrokovic: Southeast Europe in NATO
- EVENT: Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero: U.S.-EU Strategic Partnership
- PUBLICATION: Forging a Strategic U.S.-EU Partnership
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