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July 5, 2011

Catherine Stella SCHMIDT, Academic , Bronze Contributor (18)

NATO and the Cyber Security Challenge

With all these changes, one can assume that there will be even more in the years to come.
However, NATO has to prioritize its policy and Operations in the twenty-first century; it has to strengthen its role for defending its Allied Members at the Cyber Space, particularly

We all know that the most pressing challenge that NATO and its member States are facing, is not any more the traditional warfare but the Cyber threats.

An issue which has not been addressed adequately by NATO.

As of latest attack on IMF, on the United States and European critical infrastructures alarmed us, we certainly need to upgrade most our systems. And particularly NATO has to take the leadership in tackling the Cyber-attack on its member States by establishing a clear Political and Military guidelines on the Cyber-battle fronts.

It has further:
• To outline a far broader framework on Cyber-Defense which could encompass a new regulations for counter-measures; while having all the means of defense, and the right to defend its Allied available on the table- if one of its Member States be targeted by any categories of Cyber invasion.

• While all Western countries are dealing with the Cyber threats on a daily basis, NATO and its policy-makers have to develop a more immediate yet assertive Cyber Defense strategy which should guide our defense during the time of peace as well as the provision for counteroffensive in Cyber conflicts or war.

• It has also to expand its structures by establishing the Cyber Defense Allied Unit, which could bring all the Members to work and coordinate more closely with the Organization, in order to maximize NATO’s Cyber Defense by sharing intelligence and the capacities.

• Also it would be rather a positive step for the rest of the world, if NATO encourages the United Nations to establish a set of International Cyber-law and Treaties to be ratified among its global States.

Presuming all these changes and development empower NATO to maintain its expected role, one has to see how the changing world, in reality, requires NATO to be mobilized with the lightning speed to defend, not only its Organizational Security but also its Member States.

July 8, 2011

Jordan

Thw world is changing and old NATO aliances are not sustainable given the shift in the economic and political interests of emerging nations such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, Canada and others. What may be in the economic and geoplitical interest of United States and Britain it is not in the intersets of most Nato member states. Germany, Spain, Italy and other NATO member states have no incentives to continue supporting and funding an alliance that is focused on old cold war enemy like mentality. European countries are becoming more independent and neighbouring aliances are more important the NATO's existing cold-war like rigid aliances. The countries of Europe are more interested in securing better future for its nations than continuing to engage in an aliance that no loger is in the national interest. The NATO aliance is not the priority of most of the EU countries and with that the question is how long can the US and Britain fund the aliance's projects?

July 13, 2011

Lawrence Efana

Catherine Stella SCHMIDT, thanks for the comment and mention! See my own comments on the theme: "Robert Gates words have fallen on deaf ears in Europe", in this release.

New ideas come in, parallel to new forms of threats. These should not play down on the will to transform, but stimulate the courageous awareness and newer consensus spirits to manage their challenges together and not give-up!

We have reasons to redefine the concept of "war-front" at this time, so let's focus on that, beginning with the "economic" front and the values and practices at play.

Less I forget, as a member, allow me commend this website for its continuous improvement easy to see, from the benefits of innovations and how units are affected by them, e.g., the video displays!