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Introduction to NATO (English)

Learning objectives: 

  1. Understand the historical circumstances leading to the establishment of NATO and the significance of the Washington Treaty.
  2. Identify the key elements of collective defense and their importance in NATO's mission.
  3. List the current member states of NATO 
  4. Familiarize with NATO's organizational structure
  5. Gain knowledge about NATO's external partnerships and their role in enhancing global security.
  6. Acquire an understanding of NATO's decision-making process and the mechanisms through which important policy decisions are made.

Course duration: 90 minutes 


Course introduction to NATO offers vast and simple introduction to the historical overview of NATO, today’s look at NATO structure, institutions, and external partnerships. Participants will also gain knowledge about the decision-making processes in NATO as well as the strategic concept and current key political issues.

Participants will follow 5 modules, each focused on specific area in NATO organization:

1. Module 1 - A historical overview of NATO

  • The circumstances leading to the Washington Treaty.
  • The Washington Treaty.
  • The key elements of collective defence.
  • List NATO's current members and its membership process.

2. Module 2 - NATO today

  • NATO’s organizational structure, including civilian and military.
  • The international institutions which comprise the Euro-Atlantic security architecture and how these institutions interact with NATO.
  • External NATO partnerships.

3. Module 3 - NATO's decision making process

  • NATO's decision-making process.
  • The NATO Defence Planning Process.
  • The process for creating a new policy in NATO.

4. Module 4 - NATO's strategic concept

  • The initial steps taken by the Alliance for the formulation of a new Strategic Concept.
  • NATO’s enduring purpose and its fundamental security tasks.
  • Collective Defence and crisis management.

5. Module 5 - NATO's key political issues

  • NATO’s efforts on major global security challenges affecting Allies’ security and defence.
  • NATO’s reform toward a more effective, efficient, and flexible Alliance.
  • NATO’s enlargement policy.
  • Recall NATO’s actions which support the implementation of UNSCR 1325.

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