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24th International Workshop - </strong><strong>Paris '07</strong></p>
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<span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/weissinger07.htm">Preface- Dr. Roger<br>
Weissinger-Baylon<br>
Workshop Chairman<br>
</a></span><span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/ranquet07.htm">Foreword - Ing General<br>
Robert Ranquet<br>
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<span class="style219"><a href="/2007book/joulwan07.htm">Opening Dinner Debate - <br>
General George Joulwan<br>
Former SACEUR<br>
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Global security challenges: <br>
Is there hope for <br>
Afghanistan or Iraq?<br>
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<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/bentegeat07.htm">General Henri Bentegeat<br>
President of EU Military Committee</a>
<a href="/2007book/georgelin07">Gen Jean-Louis Georgelin C<strong>hef d’état</strong>-<strong>major</strong> des armées - France</a><a href="/2007book/amecourt07.htm">Mr. Jean de Ponton d'Amecourt - French Dir of Strategic Affairs</a><a href="/2007book/schuwirth07.htm">General Rainer Schuwirth <br>
Chief of Staff, SHAPE</a><a href="/2007book/ramms07.htm">General Egon Ramms <br>
Commander, Allied Joint Force Cmd, Brunssum</a>
<a href="/2007book/akram07.htm">
Amb Munir Akram<br>
Pakistan's Amb to UN</a><a href="/2007book/zhan07.htm">
Major Gen ZHAN Maohai<br>
Vice Chair of China IISS</a><br>
Energy & Climate Change<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/jones07.htm">General James Jones<br>
Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a><a href="/2007book/ashton07.htm">Mr. John Ashton<br>
UK Special Repr for Climate Change</a><br>
Security in the Balkans & Black Sea region<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/baramidze07.htm">Georgian Vice Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze</a>
<a href="/2007book/tarasyuk07.htm">Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk</a>
<a href="/2007book/mediu07.htm">Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu</a><a href="/2007book/bliznakov07.htm">Bulgarian Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov</a><a href="/2007book/bezhuashvili07.htm">Georgian Foreign Min Gela Bezhuashvili</a><a href="/2007book/ildem07.htm">Ambassador <strong> Tacan Ildem</strong><br>
Turkish Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/buzhinsky07.htm">
Lt Gen Evgeniy Buzhinsky<br>
Russian Ministry of Defense</a><br>
Time for new strategies?<br>
NATO after the Riga Summit<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/eldon07.htm">Amb Stewart Eldon<br>
UK Ambassador to NATO</a>
<a href="/2007book/orgaz07.htm">Amb Pablo Benavides Orgaz<br>
Spanish Amb to NATO</a>
<a href="/2007book/stefanini07.htm">Amb Stefano Stefanini <br>
Italian Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/dipaola07.htm">Adm Giampaolo Di Paola<br>
Italian Chief of Defense<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/gagor07.htm">Gen Franciszek Gagor Polish Chief of Defense</a><br>
How can the EU, NATO, the OSCE, and UN reform?<br>
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/brichambaut07.htm">Amb Marc Perrin de Brichambaut<br>
OSCE Secretary General </a><a href="/2007book/lintonen07.htm">Amb Kirsti Lintonen Finnish Amb to UN</a>
<a href="/2007book/brodi07.htm">Amb Gabor Brodi<br>
Hungarian Amb to UN</a><a href="/2007book/rinkevics07.htm">State Sec Edgars Rinkevics - Latvian MOD</a><a href="/2007book/linkevicius07.htm">Amb Linas Linkevicius<br>
Lithuanian Amb to NATO<br>
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<a href="/2007book/chizhov07.htm">Amb Vladimir Chizhov<br>
Russian Amb to the EU<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/monteforte07.htm">Vice Adm Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte<br>
Italian Mil Repr to NATO</a><br>
Dealing with middle east:<br>Views from North Africa
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/yousfi07.htm">Amb Youcef Yousfi<br>
Algerian Amb to UN and former Foreign Minister</a><a href="/2007book/karem07.htm">Amb Mahmoud Karem<br>
Egyptian Amb to EU and Repr to Med Dialogue</a><a href="/2007book/alem07.htm">Amb Menouar Alem<br>
Moroccan Amb to EU and Repr to Med Dialogue<br>
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<p align="center" class="style17">WMD and cyber threats
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/pfirter07.htm">Amb Rogelio Pfirter<br>
Director-General, OPCW</a>
<a href="/2007book/hopkins07.htm">Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins<br>
Assist to U.S. Sec of Defense - Nuclear & Chemical & Biological</a><a href="/2007book/aaviksoo07.htm">Estonian Defense Minister<br>
Jaak Aaviksoo</a><a href="/2007book/grimes07.htm">Hon John Grimes<br>
US Assistant Secretary of Defense - NII<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/lentz07.htm">Mr. Robert Lentz<br>
US Dep Asst Sec for NII<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/wolf07.htm">Lt General Ulrich Wolf<br>
Dir of NATO CIS Service Agency<br>
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<a href="/2007book/bloechl07.htm">Mr. Tim Bloechl<br>
Microsoft Exec Director</a>
<p align="center" class="style17">How industry can help address the global challenges<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/lahoud07.htm">Mr. Marwan Lahoud<br>
Chief Operating Office EADS</a><a href="/2007book/schneider07.htm">Mr. Kent Schneider<br>
President, Defense Group<br>
Northrop Grumman IT<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/auroy07.htm">Mr. Patrick Auroy<br>
Deputy Director,<br>
French DGA
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</a><a href="/2007book/volkman07.htm">Mr. Alfred Volkman<br>
Dir, Defense Cooperation<br>
US Dept of Defense<br>
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<a href="/2007book/linnenkamp07.htm">Dr. Hilmar Linnenkamp<br>
Dep CEO, EDA</a>
<a href="/2007book/lind07.htm">Mr. Jan-Olof Lind<br>
Swedish National Armaments Director</a>
<a href="/2007book/buckley07.htm">Dr. Edgar Buckley<br>
Thales Senior Vice President</a>
<a href="/2007book/trice07">Dr. Robert Trice<br>
Lockheed Martin <br>
Senior Vice President<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/bertolone07.htm">Ing. Giovanni Bertolone<br>
CEO, Alenia Aeronautica</a>
<p align="center" class="style17">The way ahead & why current approaches don't work
<p align="center" class="style17"><a href="/2007book/martinusz07.htm">Amb Zoltan Martinusz<br>
Hungarian Amb to NATO<br>
</a><a href="/2007book/ducaru07.htm">Amb Dumitru Sorin Ducaru<br>
Romanian Amb to NATO</a><a href="/2007book/kujat07.htm"> General Harald Kujat<br>
Former Chair of NATO Military Committee</a>
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<p align="center" class="style26">NATO AFTER THE RIGA SUMMIT: A POLISH PERSPECTIVE</p>
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<p align="center" class="style26"><em>"We...fully support new countries’ aspirations to join the Alliance. We believe that
in the foreseeable future <br>
our Alliance family will enlarge, strengthening the
security of the Euro-Atlantic area."</em></p>
<p>I have the honor
of representing a country for which NATO is the basic security pillar. My
country has undertaken an enormous effort to join the Alliance and to adapt our
armed forces to its standards. Poland�s ambition has been and still is to be not
only the beneficiary of but also a security provider for the Euro -Atlantic
area, according to our capabilities and potential. That is the reason why we
deeply analyze all the new ideas and changes implemented in NATO and why Poland continues her efforts to strengthen NATO as the most powerful and effective
political-military structure based on strong Euro-Atlantic links and supported
by necessary military capabilities. </p>
<p align="center" class="style26">THE POLISH VIEW ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT NATO�S FUTURE</p>
<p>I would like to share with
you our views on some of the most important issues that may influence NATO�s
future.� </p>
<p align="center" class="style26">The Open Door Policy</p>
<p>Let me begin with general
remarks. When we joined NATO, Poland perceived the organization, and still
perceives it, as a community of nations sharing the same political, moral, and
social values including freedom, a free market, democracy, and observance of
the United Nations Charter. We have always recognized NATO as the key
stabilizing factor that broadens Europe�s economic and social development
sphere. For this reason we give great attention to the �open door� policy and
fully support new countries� aspirations to join the Alliance. We believe that
in the foreseeable future our Alliance family will enlarge, strengthening the
security of the Euro-Atlantic area. </p>
<p align="center" class="style26">The Indivisibility of Security </p>
<p>We also support the principle
that no nation is entitled to restrain the NATO enlargement process in the name
of its own interests. No nation can try to divide Alliance members and treat
new Allies as second-class members. We therefore think highly of the Riga
Summit Declaration�s affirmation of the indivisibility of security for all NATO
members, which, when combined with solidarity, makes the Alliance capable of
meeting the challenges of the 21st century.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">Collective Defense</p>
<p>As I have already mentioned,
Poland thinks of NATO as a fundamental guarantor of our security. We
therefore expect that collective defense will remain the Alliance�s core
purpose and that NATO will be capable of meeting not only the already defined
challenges, but also those that may emerge in the future, including new,
complicated, and multidimensional threats in which the military element is not
necessarily the most important. Here, I will mention energy security and
security from cyber-attack, from which Estonia suffered recently. </p>
<p align="center" class="style26">Flexibility and Adaptability</p>
<p>Flexibility and the ability
to adapt to emerging challenges are two of the critical prerequisites for NATO
if it is to remain the pillar of the world�s security architecture. As we face
new challenges and threats, including those not yet fully defined, we cannot
fall back to the positions occupied during the Cold War, including the Alliance�s narrow range of missions and capabilities. Our people expect that we will
ensure their security with all the available means from the inventory of
international law, and meet incoming challenges and needs. We believe that such
an approach should be reflected in the Alliance�s new strategy. This new
strategy should create a foundation for a transformed Alliance that will make
the security and defense organization capable of countering the full spectrum
of threats. In this context we recognize that the comprehensive approach concept
is a step in the right direction.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">Military Capabilities</p>
<p>It is in the military
capabilities area that strategic ideas and political will are being transformed
into tools for implementing the most critical NATO tasks. We are not surprised,
therefore, to see that this issue is finding its proper place in the agenda of
each NATO summit or ministerial meeting. It was also reflected in the June
defense ministers meeting. </p>
<p>In our view, all NATO
capabilities can be put into a few groups, depending on the criteria. When we
think of usability, the capabilities may be split into those necessary to
conduct current operations and those that would allow us, in the future, to
preserve NATO superiority over potential adversaries. It is a bit disturbing
that, facing tough difficulties in the field, the Alliance focuses mainly on
those capabilities needed by operational commanders for current operations
while leaving those capabilities needed for the future to the member-nations as
their individual problems. As a result we are dealing with duplication of
effort and widening the technology gap between our nations� armed forces. The
assumptions of the CDE (Concept Development and Experimentation) are rather
difficult to be seen realistically. Some revision of the CDE�not its principles
but its implementation policy�may be necessary.</p>
<p>The second criterion might
be the amount of financial investment needed to possess or develop certain
capabilities, which can be split into those that small and medium-size
countries can afford and those that even the most powerful nations can barely
afford. Because of the high-tech costs, the first group systematically
decreases and the second increases. Thus, the ability to develop the latter
group of capabilities will decide the future modernization tempo of NATO forces
and whether we can maintain interoperability and technical superiority. Our
militaries are facing growing challenges in the areas of interoperability and
standardization and we need to create mechanisms that make it possible for
every member-nation to enhance the development of essential future
capabilities. Poland is very much interested in enhancing such mechanisms and
processes. </p>
<p>The Polish approach to
prioritizing military capabilities is in line with that of the Alliance�we are focusing our attention on strategic air transport, NRF, and C4ISR. The
�green light� goes to the Lessons Learned from CRO. </p>
<p>The NRF is, for Poland, the only Alliance force of rapid reaction. For this reason we are concerned about ideas that
involve restricting or weakening its role. Eliminating the most costly modules
from the CJSOR (of the NRF) is not the best way to solve the difficulties. I
also don�t understand the hasty aspiration to review the NRF concept when, in
reality, we are at the beginning of the road. Why not take more time to better
implement the agreed-upon concept?</p>
<p>����������� The PE review of
the NATO Command Structure is of particular concern. During the process of
rationalizing the NCS and adapting to the new LoA, we sometimes forget that it
is the main link joining the NATO military structures and the Alliance�s tool
for capabilities management. In this context we notice the growing reliance on
the NATO Force Structure for fulfilling command missions.</p>
<p align="center" class="style26">CONCLUDING REMARKS</p>
<p>As I conclude, I would like
to stress once again our strong support for the idea of broadening the area of
security stabilization and common values through further NATO enlargement and
by transforming NATO into an organization that can better react to the new
challenges. Regarding capabilities, Poland is for enhanced and increased
cooperation in their development. As for operations, we see the need for deeper
political debate and improvement of the efficiency of military activities.
Also, public diplomacy should be scrutinized to increase its effectiveness, so
that the efforts of our soldiers in the field are appropriately assessed and
can be appreciated by the general public.� In regard to cooperation with
partners, we wish to encourage more of it and to have fewer bureaucratic rules,
making it possible for all partners to effectively reform their security
sectors and to widen their participation in NATO-led operations.</p>
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