NPA, Alm.del - 2012-13 - Bilag 15: Invitation til seminar med NATOs generalsekretær

The NATO Secretary General’s Annual ReportFriday, 22 March 2013, 12.30-14.30Danish Institute for International StudiesMain AuditoriumStrandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen KBackgroundOn 31 January, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen presented his Annual Report, whichprovides an overview of the past year’s achievements and of future challenges facing the Alliance. Thereport covers a wide range of topics, from NATO’s all-important involvement in Afghanistan to its rolein Kosovo, to counter-piracy. Looking ahead, NATO has taken steps towards investing in capabilitiesthat the Alliance will need in order to move forward over the next decade. The overall framework iscalled ‘NATO Forces 2020’ and will allow the Alliance to have a coherent set of forces to be able to meetthe targets of the 21st century. The Alliance’s economic recovery and its security cannot be addressedseparately. As the Secretary General states in his introduction, “The security challenges of the 21stcentury the security challenges of the 21st century—terrorism, proliferation, piracy, cyber warfare,unstable states—will not go away as we focus on fixing our economies”. Part of this core challenge isalso the uneven defense spending, not just between the US and Europe and within Europe. In an age ofgrowing interdependence, cooperation with countries and organizations worldwide is of paramountimportance. The report therefore devotes its last section on NATO partnerships.After a presentation in which the Secretary General will address the key themes of his report, thisseminar will allow for an open conversation with Anders Fogh Rasmussen on NATO’s recentachievements, as well as the challenges head.SpeakersAnders Fogh Rasmussen,Secretary General, NATONanna Hvidt,Director, DIISTrine Flockhart,Senior Researcher, DIISProgrammeMore details about the seminar are available on ourwebsite.Practical InformationThe seminar will be held inEnglish.Please note that the doors will be closed at 13.00. Entry to the auditorium will not bepossible during the seminar.Participation isfree of charge,butregistration is required.Please use ouronline registration formnolater thanThursday, 21 March 2013 at 12.00 noon.