Strategic Concept For the Defence and Security of The Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NATO | 2010-12-01

NATO's 2010 Strategic Concept, titled "Active Engagement, Modern Defense," was adopted in Lisbon on Nov. 20, 2010.

"We, the Heads of State and Government of the NATO nations, are determined that NATO will continue to play its unique and essential role in ensuring our common defence and security. This Strategic Concept will guide the next phase in NATO’s evolution, so that it continues to be effective in a changing world, against new threats, with new capabilities and new partners."