NATO Chiefs Outline Plan for Dangerous World
NATO Chiefs Outline Plan for Dangerous World by Adam O'Neal, Real Clear Defense
In a joint Wall Street Journal op-ed published ahead of a NATO summit in Wales next month, top NATO officials called for a “fitter, faster and more flexible” alliance “to address future challenges, from wherever they come.”
“Instability rages to the south, with an arc of crises spreading from North Africa to the Middle East,” according to NATO Secretary General Andrews Rasmussen and U.S. European Command chief Philip Breedlove. “And Russia is resorting to a hybrid war, with snap exercises, secret commandos and smuggled missiles.”
The two military commanders wrote that they would “take the steps needed” to address the changing geopolitical landscape. In particular, they outlined three components of a “Readiness Action Plan.” …
