Intelligence in NATO: A New Paradigm

Abstract

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949 with a clear military task of defense and deterence in a bipolar world. With the demise of the Warsaw Pact, the environment in which NATO now operates is very different. Though NATO has made many adaptations in response to this changing environment, the intelligence system and process have not changed. Though NATO's mission has changed dramatically and technology has caused a revolution in military affairs, the provision of intelligence remains a national prerogative, as it was 50 years ago. A new paradigm is proposed for providing truly multinational intelligence to NATO. If NATO is to be an effective military organization, it must be able to collect, analyze and report intelligence apart from national requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377657

Entities

People

  • Joseph Sumilas

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies