Can NATO Play a Role in The MENA Region? albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DUBAI: In the 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which heralded the start of the post-Cold War era, there has been much discussion about what role NATO ought to play in the world. How might it adapt to new and evolving challenges emanating from regions beyond its traditional geographic remit, particularly the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? Although Article 6 of the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty, the organization’s founding document, defines its area of responsibility as “the North Atlantic region north of the Tropic of Cancer,” a new report from the Arab News Research & Studies unit aims to highlight why the MENA region is important to NATO, what common interests they share, and how the organization might better engage with the region.
Upcoming NATO Summit and the Great Game for the Asia-Pacific antiwar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antiwar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NATO needs a plan to better engage with Middle East
Luke Coffey
Short Url
https://arab.news/6acyk
In recent years, there has been a major debate among policymakers in North America and Europe about the future of NATO. One issue the leaders of the alliance need to address is what its role in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region should be.
While not strictly part of its area of responsibility, NATO cannot ignore the MENA region. Historical and recent events show that what happens there can quickly spill over into Europe.
A decade after the start of the so-called Arab Spring, many geopolitical challenges remain in the region, from the rise of transnational terrorism to the nuclear threat and state-sponsored terrorism from Iran. Many in NATO have, therefore, rightly decided to place a renewed focus on working with regional partners on the southern periphery of the alliance.
كونا : Stoltenberg lauds role of Kuwait s NATO-ICI center in boosting regional partnerships - الدفاع kuna.net.kw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuna.net.kw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.