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Viewing cable 09USNATO334, RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 USNATO 000334
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO PGOV PREF PTER MOPS MAR IC
SUBJECT: RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
CONCEPT ROADMAP
REF: USNATO 00247
¶1. (U) SUMMARY On August 3--his first day of official
business at NATO Headquarters--new NATO Secretary General
(SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen released his roadmap for
completing NATO's new Strategic Concept in time for a NATO
Summit in the fall of 2010. He also named the 12 individuals
he has chosen to serve in their personal capacities on a
Group of Experts who will lay the ground for the new
Strategic Concept. Former Secretary Albright will Chair this
Group of Experts, while former Royal Dutch Shell President
and CEO Jeroen van de Veer will serve as the Vice-Chair.
Rasmussen has invited the Group of Experts to Brussels on
September 4 for an informal meeting with NATO PermReps. In a
press conference announcing these decisions, Rasmussen said
that the process should be the most open and inclusive
process of policy development NATO has ever conducted. END
SUMMARY
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The Experts Group
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¶2. (U) According to Rasmussen the twelve individuals were
chosen in order represent a broad range of Allies, as well as
to bring a broad range of skills and expertise to the job.
They are:
- Madeleine Albright as Chair of the Experts Group, the
United States, former Secretary of State
- Jeroen van der Veer as Vice-Chair, the Netherlands, former
president and CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
- Giancarlo Aragona, Italy, currently Italy's Ambassador to
the UK
- Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Canada, currently Canada's
Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the
International Organizations in Vienna
- Geoff Hoon, the United Kingdom, member of parliament
- Umit Pamir, Turkey, former Turkish Ambassador to the UN,
Senior Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister
- Fernando Perpina-Robert Peyra, Spain, currently the
Secretary General of the Club of Madrid
- Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, Germany, former German
Ambassador to Russia, the UK, and Permanent Representative to
NATO
- Bruno Racine, France, currently President of the
Bibliotheque Nationale de France
- Aivis Ronis, Latvia, currently the Director of the
Latvian-American Financial Forum (COMMENT: Ronis was
nominated jointly by Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as the
Baltic candidate. END COMMENT)
- Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Poland, currently Chairman of the
International Consultative Committee at the Polish Institute
of International Affairs
USNATO 00000334 002 OF 004
- Yannis-Alexis Zepos, Greece, currently Greek Ambassador to
Egypt
¶3. (U) The text of Rasmussen's roadmap for the new Strategic
Concept is outlined below:
- BEGIN TEXT -
A ROADMAP FOR THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT
At the NATO Summit in Strasbourg/Kehl on 4 April 2009, Heads
of States and Government (HoSG) tasked the Secretary General
to develop a new NATO Strategic Concept. This exercise
should be completed by the time of NATO's next Summit which
is expected to take place in Lisbon in late 2010. The Summit
also tasked the Secretary General to convene and lead a broad
based group of qualified experts who will lay the ground for
the new Strategic Concept. This will be done with the active
involvement of the North Atlantic Council (NAC).
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
NATO's current strategic concept dates back to 1999. A sound
transatlantic consensus on a new NATO strategy is an
indispensable element of the Alliance's strategic adaptation.
The Strategic Concept is a central piece of NATO's acquis.
Politically, it occupies place second only to the Washington
Treaty.
This calls for an inclusive and participatory approach from
the biggest to the smallest Ally. Moreover, the process
should engage Partners in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul
Cooperation Initiative as well as partners across the globe.
Furthermore, the process should be transparent and engage
other key international actors such as the EU and UN as well
as other types of NATO interlocutors, like NGOs. Finally, an
interactive dialogue with the broader public is encouraged.
To this end, a web-page dedicated to the process leading to
the new Strategic Concept has been established.
THE GROUP OF EXPERTS
In order to facilitate the working process, the Secretary
General has today appointed a broad based Group of Experts.
The 12 group members have been appointed in their personal
capacities. The Group of Experts includes a broad spectrum
of large and small NATO members and offers a balanced
combination of insiders and outsiders, including from the
private sector, think tanks and the academic community. Dr.
Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State, will chair
the Group of Experts with Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO
in Royal Dutch shell, as vice-chair. To ensure close
coordination between the Group of Experts and NATO
Headquarters, the Secretary General has designated a small
NATO team led by Dr. Jamie Shea, head of Policy Planning
Unit, to function as a secretariat and staff support.
A THREE-PHASED APPROACH
The process leading to a new Strategic Concept will have
three distinct phases: a reflection phase through a series
of seminars; a consultation phase with allied capitals; and a
drafting and final negotiation phase.
USNATO 00000334 003 OF 004
Reflection phase:
A series of seminars hosted by individual allies will take
place in order to enhance the strategic debate. The seminars
will engage all stakeholders and relevant players - Permanent
Representatives, Military Representatives, NATO Strategic
Commands, the Military Committee, officials from capitals,
strategic thinkers and partners as appropriate. Each seminar
will cover a specific aspect of the Strategic Concept.
- One seminar will look at NATO's core tasks and functions:
the meaning of collective defence and deterrence in today's
environment; how to confront broader spectrum of threats to
our populations; NATO's role in disarmament, arms control,
and non-proliferation.
- Another seminar will look at NATO as a part of a network of
security actors in contributing to global civil and military
crisis management and NATO's likely tasks with a view to
enhancing cooperation with international organizations and
NGOs.
- A third seminar will look at NATO and the Euro-Atlantic
security environment; NATO's role in building security in the
Euro-Atlantic area, enlargement and NATO's partnerships
including relations with Russia.
- A fourth seminar will look at forces and capabilities,
including defence planning and transformation. IT will also
look at procurement at a time of increased financial
constraints - that requires flexibility and prioritization.
The Group of Experts may also, as appropriate, explore other
relevant topics.
The Group of Experts will start its work on 4 September when
the Secretary General convenes an informal meeting with NAC
for an initial exchange of vies. The Group of Experts will
meet periodically with the Secretary General and will submit
a progress report in time for the Foreign Ministers meeting
in December 2009.
Consultation phase:
Following the seminars, experts will visit Allied capitals to
discuss their findings and proposals with governments, and
where possible, parliamentary committees. Public outreach
events could be organized on these occasions by the capitals
concerned.
In April 2010 the Group of Experts should present their
analysis and recommendations to the Secretary General.
Based on the experts' analysis and recommendations and
Allies' initial reactions the Secretary General will produce
his own report on elements in a new Strategic Concept. It
will be submitted to governments and- before the summer
holiday - the Secretary General will collect political
guidance on the drafting of the new Strategic Concept.
Drafting and final negotiation phase:
After the summer 2010 the Secretary General will prepare his
draft of the concept, and he will meet with Permanent
Representatives to discuss the evolving drafts. Finally ,the
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Secretary General will present his Strategic Concept text to
the NATO summit expected to be held in the autumn of 2010.
After approval by HoSG it henceforth becomes NATO's new
Strategic Concept.
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¶4. (U) COMMENT: In the press conference announcing these
decisions, Rasmussen gave a strong impression that he sees
the new Strategic Concept as a project to be executed clearly
under his leadership and that he intends to control the
process. He made clear that the chosen experts will
participate in their individual (not national) capacities and
that they answer to him. At the same time, he demonstrated
his appreciation for the public dimension of this exercise,
launching a public program of consultation to that effect.
He suggested a hands-on approach by stating that he will
conduct town halls in Allied capitals to listen to those from
all walks of life. END COMMENT
DAALDER