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### Viewing cable 09USNATO334, RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 USNATO 000334

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: NATO PGOV PREF PTER MOPS MAR IC
    SUBJECT: RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
    CONCEPT ROADMAP

    REF: USNATO 00247

    ¶1. (U) SUMMARY On August 3--his first day of official
    business at NATO Headquarters--new NATO Secretary General
    (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen released his roadmap for
    completing NATO's new Strategic Concept in time for a NATO
    Summit in the fall of 2010.  He also named the 12 individuals
    he has chosen to serve in their personal capacities on a
    Group of Experts who will lay the ground for the new
    Strategic Concept.  Former Secretary Albright will Chair this
    Group of Experts, while former Royal Dutch Shell President
    and CEO Jeroen van de Veer will serve as the Vice-Chair.
    Rasmussen has invited the Group of Experts to Brussels on
    September 4 for an informal meeting with NATO PermReps.  In a
    press conference announcing these decisions, Rasmussen said
    that the process should be the most open and inclusive
    process of policy development NATO has ever conducted.  END
    SUMMARY

    -----------------
    The Experts Group
    -----------------

    ¶2. (U) According to Rasmussen the twelve individuals were
    chosen in order represent a broad range of Allies, as well as
    to bring a broad range of skills and expertise to the job.
    They are:

    - Madeleine Albright as Chair of the Experts Group, the
    United States, former Secretary of State

    - Jeroen van der Veer as Vice-Chair, the Netherlands, former
    president and CEO of Royal Dutch Shell

    - Giancarlo Aragona, Italy, currently Italy's Ambassador to
    the UK

    - Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Canada, currently Canada's
    Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the
    International Organizations in Vienna

    - Geoff Hoon, the United Kingdom, member of parliament

    - Umit Pamir, Turkey, former Turkish Ambassador to the UN,
    Senior Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister

    - Fernando Perpina-Robert Peyra, Spain, currently the
    Secretary General of the Club of Madrid

    - Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, Germany, former German
    Ambassador to Russia, the UK, and Permanent Representative to
    NATO

    - Bruno Racine, France, currently President of the
    Bibliotheque Nationale de France

    - Aivis Ronis, Latvia, currently the Director of the
    Latvian-American Financial Forum (COMMENT: Ronis was
    nominated jointly by Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as the
    Baltic candidate. END COMMENT)

    - Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Poland, currently Chairman of the
    International Consultative Committee at the Polish Institute
    of International Affairs

    USNATO 00000334  002 OF 004

    - Yannis-Alexis Zepos, Greece, currently Greek Ambassador to
    Egypt

    ¶3.  (U) The text of Rasmussen's roadmap for the new Strategic
    Concept is outlined below:

    - BEGIN TEXT -

    A ROADMAP FOR THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT

    At the NATO Summit in Strasbourg/Kehl on 4 April 2009, Heads
    of States and Government (HoSG) tasked the Secretary General
    to develop a new NATO Strategic Concept.  This exercise
    should be completed by the time of NATO's next Summit which
    is expected to take place in Lisbon in late 2010.  The Summit
    also tasked the Secretary General to convene and lead a broad
    based group of qualified experts who will lay the ground for
    the new Strategic Concept.  This will be done with the active
    involvement of the North Atlantic Council (NAC).

    GUIDING PRINCIPLES

    NATO's current strategic concept dates back to 1999.  A sound
    transatlantic consensus on a new NATO strategy is an
    indispensable element of the Alliance's strategic adaptation.
     The Strategic Concept is a central piece of NATO's acquis.
    Politically, it occupies place second only to the Washington
    Treaty.

    This calls for an inclusive and participatory approach from
    the biggest to the smallest Ally.  Moreover, the process
    should engage Partners in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership
    Council, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul
    Cooperation Initiative as well as partners across the globe.
    Furthermore, the process should be transparent and engage
    other key international actors such as the EU and UN as well
    as other types of NATO interlocutors, like NGOs.  Finally, an
    interactive dialogue with the broader public is encouraged.
    To this end, a web-page dedicated to the process leading to
    the new Strategic Concept has been established.

    THE GROUP OF EXPERTS

    In order to facilitate the working process, the Secretary
    General has today appointed a broad based Group of Experts.
    The 12 group members have been appointed in their personal
    capacities.  The Group of Experts includes a broad spectrum
    of large and small NATO members and offers a balanced
    combination of insiders and outsiders, including from the
    private sector, think tanks and the academic community.  Dr.
    Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State, will chair
    the Group of Experts with Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, former CEO
    in Royal Dutch shell, as vice-chair.  To ensure close
    coordination between the Group of Experts and NATO
    Headquarters, the Secretary General has designated a small
    NATO team led by Dr. Jamie Shea, head of Policy Planning
    Unit, to function as a secretariat and staff support.

    A THREE-PHASED APPROACH

    The process leading to a new Strategic Concept will have
    three distinct phases:  a reflection phase through a series
    of seminars; a consultation phase with allied capitals; and a
    drafting and final negotiation phase.

    USNATO 00000334  003 OF 004

    Reflection phase:

    A series of seminars hosted by individual allies will take
    place in order to enhance the strategic debate.  The seminars
    will engage all stakeholders and relevant players - Permanent
    Representatives, Military Representatives, NATO Strategic
    Commands, the Military Committee, officials from capitals,
    strategic thinkers and partners as appropriate.  Each seminar
    will cover a specific aspect of the Strategic Concept.

    - One seminar will look at NATO's core tasks and functions:
    the meaning of collective defence and deterrence in today's
    environment; how to confront broader spectrum of threats to
    our populations; NATO's role in disarmament, arms control,
    and non-proliferation.

    - Another seminar will look at NATO as a part of a network of
    security actors in contributing to global civil and military
    crisis management and NATO's likely tasks with a view to
    enhancing cooperation with international organizations and
    NGOs.

    - A third seminar will look at NATO and the Euro-Atlantic
    security environment; NATO's role in building security in the
    Euro-Atlantic area, enlargement and NATO's partnerships
    including relations with Russia.

    - A fourth seminar will look at forces and capabilities,
    including defence planning and transformation.  IT will also
    look at procurement at a time of increased financial
    constraints - that requires flexibility and prioritization.

    The Group of Experts may also, as appropriate, explore other
    relevant topics.

    The Group of Experts will start its work on 4 September when
    the Secretary General convenes an informal meeting with NAC
    for an initial exchange of vies.  The Group of Experts will
    meet periodically with the Secretary General and will submit
    a progress report in time for the Foreign Ministers meeting
    in December 2009.

    Consultation phase:

    Following the seminars, experts will visit Allied capitals to
    discuss their findings and proposals with governments, and
    where possible, parliamentary committees.  Public outreach
    events could be organized on these occasions by the capitals
    concerned.

    In April 2010 the Group of Experts should present their
    analysis and recommendations to the Secretary General.

    Based on the experts' analysis and recommendations and
    Allies' initial reactions the Secretary General will produce
    his own report on elements in a new Strategic Concept.  It
    will be submitted to governments and- before the summer
    holiday - the Secretary General will collect political
    guidance on the drafting of the new Strategic Concept.

    Drafting and final negotiation phase:

    After the summer 2010 the Secretary General will prepare his
    draft of the concept, and he will meet with Permanent
    Representatives to discuss the evolving drafts.  Finally ,the

    USNATO 00000334  004 OF 004

    Secretary General will present his Strategic Concept text to
    the NATO summit expected to be held in the autumn of 2010.
    After approval by HoSG it henceforth becomes NATO's new
    Strategic Concept.

    END TEXT

    ¶4. (U) COMMENT: In the press conference announcing these
    decisions, Rasmussen gave a strong impression that he sees
    the new Strategic Concept as a project to be executed clearly
    under his leadership and that he intends to control the
    process.  He made clear that the chosen experts will
    participate in their individual (not national) capacities and
    that they answer to him.  At the same time, he demonstrated
    his appreciation for the public dimension of this exercise,
    launching a public program of consultation to that effect.
    He suggested a hands-on approach by stating that he will
    conduct town halls in Allied capitals to listen to those from
    all walks of life.  END COMMENT
    DAALDER

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