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NATO's New Strategic Concept

North Atlantic Treaty Organization | 11/3/2009

The New Strategic Concept, adopted in 1999, is still used today.

"NATO has successfully ensured the freedom of its members and prevented war in Europe during the 40 years of the Cold War. By combining defence with dialogue, it played an indispensable role in bringing East-West confrontation to a peaceful end. The dramatic changes in the Euro-Atlantic strategic landscape brought by the end of the Cold War were reflected in the Alliance's 1991 Strategic Concept. There have, however, been further profound political and security developments since then."

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