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Collective defence in today's security environment
23.10.2009 //
In his introduction at the ”Strategic concept seminar I; NATO’s fundamental security tasks” Luxembourg 16 October State Secretary Espen Barth Eide focused on the “NATO’s role as the primary guarantor for the security of its members”. He underlined that “In a world ripe with unpredictability, the security community dimension of NATO is no less important today than it was in the early days”.
The seminar in Luxembourg is the first of four seminars focusing on different aspects of NATO’s strategic concept in the lead up to a revision of this document in 2010.
See the full text of State Secretary Espen Barth Eides speech.