NATO Watch Observatory No.11

July 2010
 
Monthly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.

In this edition:
 
NATO Watch Editorial:  
               Afghanistan – The Runaway War

News, Commentary & Reports: Afghanistan; Arms Control; Climate Change and Environmental Security; Cyber Security; Defence Budgets and Procurement; Intelligence; Kyrgyzstan Crisis; Maritime Security and Piracy; Missile Defence; NATO Defence Ministers Meeting; NATO Enlargement and Partnerships; NATO Parliamentary Assembly; NATO Reform; NATO-Russia Relations; Nuclear Weapons; Strategic Concept; Transparency and Accountability
 
Upcoming Events
 
Security News from NATO Member States: Croatia, Czech Republic; France, Greece; Hungary; Italy, Netherlands; Spain, Turkey; UK; USA
 
New from NATO Watch:
Reviving the Special Consultative Group: Past Experiences and Future Prospects, Martin Smith, NATO Watch Briefing No.11, 5 July - This briefing explores the NATO Experts' Group recommendation to “re-establish the Special Consultative Group (SCG) on Arms Control for the purpose of facilitating its own internal dialogue about the whole range of issues related to nuclear doctrine, new arms control initiatives, and proliferation".  It offers, firstly, an historical analysis of the SCG to remind readers of its origins, purpose and effectiveness during the Cold War, and then considers what a revival of this almost-forgotten Alliance consultative forum might achieve in the current intra-NATO and international contexts 

NATO Watch Shadow Summit II: Brussels, 15-16 November 2010 - For further information and offers of assistance, please contact Ian Davis 

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