A new strategic environment: NATO and MENA

NATO Middle East and North Africa Section (PASP)

The security of NATO's Partners in MENA is closely interlinked to NATO's own security. How can we best confront challenges together?

Casa de la Mediterrània

Decades have passed since the peace of the Euro-Atlantic area had been shattered. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has done exactly that, and has greatly altered our security environment. In addition to the unspeakable suffering and destruction brought upon the Ukrainian people by the Russian Federation, the ripple effects and consequences of the war are felt throughout the globe: on food security, energy security, and maritime security. Simultaneously, pervasive instability – notably in the Sahel –, rising strategic competition, disinformation, and attacks on the fundamental values of the existing international order all continue to pick-up speed and challenge the Alliance’s interests and values. To address these challenges, this summer in Madrid, the NATO Heads of State and Government agreed on a <a href="https://www.nato.int/strategic-concept/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">new Strategic Concept</a>. 
In it, Allies make it clear that our security and that of the Middle East and North Africa are closely intertwined. The interconnected security, demographic, economic and political challenges in the region are aggravated by the impact of climate change, fragile institutions, health emergencies, and food insecurity – among others. NATO’s partnerships with countries to the South of the Euro-Atlantic area is not new, and these challenges are not the region’s alone. They are shared by NATO Allies, and cooperation between them and their Partners in MENA is essential to address them. <a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52927.htm" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Mediterranean Dialogue</a> (MD), created in 1994, is NATO’s premier forum of discussion on security matters between these seven Mediterranean Partners and Allies. 
What more can NATO and its Partners do in the MENA region to confront these challenges?

T﻿his event will take place at Casa Mediterraneo, Antigua Estación de Benalúa
, Plaza del Arquitecto Miguel López, in Alicante (Spain), and is open to the public. It will also be broadcasted live on YouTube (link will be communicated to all who register).I﻿t is co-organized by <a href="https://www.nato.int/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NATO&#x27;s Political Affairs and Security Policy Division</a>, <a href="https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elcano Royal Institute</a>, <a href="https://www.casa-mediterraneo.es/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Casa Mediterraneo</a>, and the<a href="https://www.exteriores.gob.es/en/Paginas/index.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation</a>.

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