NATO's Reflection Process on the Southern Neighbourhood(s)
The report on NATO’s southern neighbourhoods, prepared by the Independent Experts Group, was made public on 7 May. It highlights the fact that European security is linked to that of the security of the southern periphery and contains practical recommendations on what NATO should do to strengthen its approach to, and engagement with, these geographies in a way to make the best use of the existing NATO instruments.
The Independent Experts Group which was established by the NATO Secretary General in October last year to take stock of evolving developments in NATO’s southern neighbourhood and identify concrete recommendations to shape the Alliance’s future approach presented its final report to the Secretary General on 20 March. Allied Foreign Ministers provided their feedback on this report during their meeting in April.
Some of the proposals in this report overlap with the earlier proposals set out by “NATO 2030: United for a New Era” Report which was prepared by another Independent Experts Group on NATO 2030 agenda that the author of this commentary took part in.
