NATO Organisation and working Methods - The programme

NATO ORGANIZATION AND WORKING METHODS presented by Dr. Bernd A. Goetze Secretary of the North Atlantic Council KIEV, 6 February, 2004 slide 1 THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS LECTURE IS TO PRESENT: • NATO’S ORIGINS, ORGANISATION, CORE FUNCTIONS AND WORKING METHODS • THE ALLIANCE’S CONSULTATIVE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS • ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF NATO ORGANISATIONAL ELEMENTS • THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF NATIONAL INTERESTS AND ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES • NATO TRANSFORMATION slide 2 CORE FUNCTIONS • POLITICAL-MILITARY ORGANISATION • BASED ON NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY (WASHINGTON, 4 APRIL 1949) • CREATED WITHIN FRAMEWORK ART. 51 UN CHARTER • SAFEGUARD FREEDOM AND SECURITY • MUTUAL COOPERATION AMONG SOVEREIGN STATES • INDIVISIBILITY OF SECURITY MEMBERS • SOLIDARITY AMONG MEMBERS • INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND RULE OF LAW slide 3 COMMITMENT BY ALLIES • PEACEFUL AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS AND TO PROMOTING CONDITIONS OF STABILITY AND WELL-BEING • SETTLE, IF POSSIBLE, INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES BY PEACEFUL MEANS, BY NEGOTIATIONS slide 4 ARTICLE 4 OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY • ….”THE PARTIES WILL CONSULT TOGETHER WHENEVER, IN THE OPINION OF ANY OF THEM, THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OR SECURITY OF ANY OF THE PARTIES IS THREATENED.” slide 5 ARTICLE 5 OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY • “…. ARMED ATTACK AGAINST ONE … SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN ATTACK AGAINST THEM ALL AND ….EACH OF THEM … WILL ASSIST THE PARTY OR PARTIES SO ATTACKED BY TAKING FORTHWITH … SUCH ACTION AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING THE USE OF ARMED FORCE …” slide 6 ARTICLE 5 OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY (CONTINUED) • LINK TO UNITED NATIONS • INVOCATION OF ARTICLE 5 AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 • AT NATO’S DISPOSAL, POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC, MILITARY MEASURES • INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION slide 7 THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL ALL NATO NATIONS REYKJAVIK BUDAPEST ATHENS BERLIN ROME LUXEMBOURG THE HAGUE OSLO PARIS COPENHAGEN WARSAW LISBON MADRID PRAGUE ANKARA OTTAWA BRUSSELS LONDON WASHINGTON slide 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (CONTINUED) • DERIVES AUTHORITY FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY • EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL 19 MEMBER STATES • DECISION BY CONSENSUS • POLITICAL AND POLITICAL-MILITARY SECURITY MATTERS slide 9 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (CONTINUED) DEFENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE • DEFENCE POLICY AND PLANNING MATTERS • INTEGRATED MILITARY STRUCTURE • FRANCE INVOLVED IN PEACE KEEPING NUCLEAR PLANNING GROUP • POLICY ISSUES ON NUCLEAR MATTERS AND FORCES • FRANCE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE slide 10 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (CONTINUED) LEVELS OF MEETINGS • • • • Heads of State and Government (Summits) Ministers of Foreign Affairs (2 x year) Ministers of Defence (3 x year) Permanent Session (Ambassadors) - Tuesday - Informal (no decision-making) - Wednesday - Formal (decision-making) slide 11 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (CONTINUED) OTHER FORA: • EAPC • EAPC, SFOR/KFOR FORMAT • NRC • NUC • 19+1 • SEEI (19+7) • EU • (1 x month) • (when required) • (1 x month) • (6 x year) • (on request by Partners) • (when required) • (1 x month) slide 12 DECISION MAKING BODIES DEFENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL NUCLEAR PLANNING GROUP -/- France -/- France MILITARY COMMITTEE NAC - HOSG - MFAs - MODs - PERMREPs COMMITTEES SLIDE 13 slide slide 14 NAC/DPC FUNCTIONS • PROVIDE FOCAL POINT FOR EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION AND OTHER DATA • ACT AS A FORUM FOR CONSULTATIONS • SERVE AS FORUM TO TAKE COLLECTIVE DECISIONS slide 15 INTERNATIONAL STAFF OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL PRIVATE OFFICE SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL(1) ASG FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ASG FOR DEFENCE POLICY & PLANNING ASG FOR DEFENCE INVESTMENT ASG FOR ASG FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ASG FOR OPERATIONS CHAIRMAN CIVILIAN BUDGET COMMITTEE DIRECTOR OF NATO OFFICE OF SECURITY CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF AUDITORS (1)Operational direction from the SG Administrative support from ASG ExecMgmt slide 16 INTERNATIONAL STAFF (CONTINUED) ROLE IN FACILITATING DECISIONS • DRAFT COMMUNIQUÉS • PREPARE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS • DRAFT CONSULTATION AND DECISION DOCUMENTS • CHAIR NAC AND COMMITTEES • FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS • DECISION SHEETS AND SUMMARY RECORDS • NEGOTIATIONS • PREPARE, CO-ORDINATE DEFENCE PLANNING PROCESS slide 17 ROLE OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE • PROVIDES MILITARY ADVICE TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (NAC) • DEVELOPS MILITARY PLANS AT REQUEST OF NAC • TRANSLATES NAC DECISIONS INTO OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE NATO STRATEGIC COMMANDERS • MILITARY COMMITTEE HAS NO COMMAND FUNCTIONS slide 18 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STAFF NATO HQ C3S DIRECTOR IMS SITCEN SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PERSONNEL COOPERATION & REGIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE LOGISTICS, ARMAMENTS AND RESOURCES OPERATIONS PLANS AND POLICY CAPABILTITY COORDINATION CELL slide 19 THE STRATEGIC COMMANDERS • SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER OPERATIONS (Mons - Belgium) • SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER TRANSFORMATION (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) – DIRECT OPERATIONAL ADVICE TO THE NAC WHEN REQUESTED – PLANS NORMALLY TO THE COUNCIL THROUGH MILITARY COMMITTEE slide 20 NATO HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES • HQ BUILDING CONSISTING OF: – CONFERENCE CENTRE – COMMON FACILITIES – STAFF CENTRE OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR: . NATIONAL DELEGATIONS (CIVIL AND MILITARY) • INTERNATIONAL STAFF • INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STAFF (TOTAL COMPLEMENT = APPROX. 3200 INTERNATIONAL STAFF = APPROX. 1150) slide 21 NATO COMMUNICATIONS • TELEGRAPH AUTOMATIC RELAY EQUIPMENT WHICH LINKS USERS, INCLUDING NATO HQ, NATO CAPITALS AND THE TWO STRATEGIC NATO COMMANDS • NATO AND NATIONAL SATELLITES • IN-HOUSE COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKS IS, IMS, DELEGATIONS AND SCs; IN FUTURE, CAPITALS AS WELL • THE INITIAL VOICE SWITCHED NETWORK (IVSN) LINKS CIVIL AND MILITARY USERS THROUGHOUT THE ALLIANCE PROVIDING SECURE (AND NON-SECURE) VOICE COMMUNICATIONS (TELEPHONE) • EACH DELEGATION HAS ITS OWN MEANS OF COMMUNICATION slide 22 NATO SITUATION CENTRE • RECEIPT, EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION • ASSURES A SEVEN-DAY, 24-HOUR, POINT OF CONTACT AT NATO HQ • FURNISHES FACILITIES FOR SPECIALISED BRIEFINGS ON SHORT NOTICE slide 23 CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING COMPLICATED AND SOMETIMES TIME CONSUMING • DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS • PROCESS OF INSTRUCTION FROM CAPITALS • COMPLEX AND IMPORTANT ISSUES • 19 NATIONS WITH DIFFERENT HISTORIC BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES • INTERACTION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS • DIFFERENT INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE slide 24 CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING (CONTINUED) • WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROCESS: – DISTRIBUTE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE TO ALL ALLIES (SITCEN AND COMMS) – DISTRIBUTE NATIONAL VIEWS TO ALL OTHER NATIONS – TABLE PROPOSALS – EFFECTIVE CHAIRMANSHIP – WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE slide 25 CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING (CONTINUED) • WHY IS NATO SUCCESSFUL? – COMMON RECENT HISTORY, BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCE – BELIEF THAT NATO IS WORTHWHILE AND NECESSARY: PARTNERS/ASPIRING NATIONS – NATO IS CHANGING AND ADAPTING – ROLE IN THE BALKANS AND AFGHANISTAN – MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN – RELATIONSHIP OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS – TRANSATLANTIC LINK – STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP WITH EU – COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE USA slide 26 CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING (CONTINUED) WHY KEEP CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING? • POLITICAL AND CONSULTATION RIGHTS • NO EXCLUSION FROM CONSENSUS DECISIONMAKING PROCESS • ENSURE INDIVIDUAL INTEREST • COMMON SHARING OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS MAIN CHARACTERISTIC WILLINGNESS TO FORGE CONSENSUS slide 27 QUESTIONS?