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NATO 2021 BRUSSELS
SUMMIT: KEY OUTCOMES
14 June 2021
Executive Brief
105 SPE 21 E | Original: English | June 2021
This Executive Brief is presented for information only and does not
represent the official view of the Assembly.
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EXECUTIVE BRIEF
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Heads of State and Government of NATO’s 30 member states met in Brussels on 14 June 2021.
This was
NATO’s first Summit since the election
of US President Joseph R. Biden. Allied leaders issued a
detailed 79-paragraph communiqué. It covers
the entire range of NATO’s priorities and policies –
in line with
previous NATO Summits
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with the exception of the very short declaration issued at the 2019
Leaders’
meeting in London. Allied leaders also agreed on NATO 2030
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a transatlantic agenda for the future,
covering eight key priorities, as well as the need to resource the agenda through commensurate Allied
defence spending
and NATO’s common funding,
which may be increased starting in 2023.
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Only the headlines of the NATO 2030 agenda were made public in the Summit communiqué.
The agenda is expected to serve as
the core guidance for NATO’s
next Strategic Concept
– NATO’s key
strategic guiding document. Allied leaders agreed to endorse a new Strategic Concept at
NATO’s
2022
Summit in Spain. The Spain
Summit will also be the current NATO Secretary General’s last
as his mandate
expires in September 2022.
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The
NATO 2030
process was launched
after the 2019 Leaders’ meeting.
The original intention was to
strengthen NATO’s political dimension following
a series of differences and tensions among Allies, which had
raised concern about the unity and cohesion of the Alliance. After consultations with an independent group
of experts, a group of young leaders, the NATO PA and other key stakeholders, the NATO Secretary General
submitted his proposals to Allied leaders, who approved a set of eight priorities:
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“Reaffirm that NATO is the unique, essential and indispensable
transatlantic forum for
consultations and joint action on all matters related to our individual and collective security.”
“Strengthen NATO as the organising framework for the collective defence of the Euro-Atlantic
area, against all threats, from all directions.”
“Enhance our resilience.”
“Foster technological cooperation among Allies in NATO, promote interoperability and encourage
the development and adoption of technological solutions to address our military needs.”
“Enhance NATO’s ability to contribute to
preserve and shape the rules-based international order
in areas that are important to Allied security.”
“Substantially strengthen NATO’s ability to provide training and capacity building support to
partners, recognising that conflict, other security developments and pervasive instability in
NATO’s neighbourhood directly impact Allied security.”
“Aim for NATO to become the leading international organisation when it comes to understanding
and adapting to the impact of climate change on security.”
“Invite the Secretary General to lead the process to develop the next Strategic Concept.”
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Allied leaders also agreed that this new level of ambition will require additional resources.
They therefore reaffirmed the 2014 Defence Investment Pledge in which Allies agreed, among others, to
move towards spending 2% of GDP on defence by 2024 and dedicate 20% of that to major equipment,
including related research and development. They also agreed to examine, at the 2022 Summit, the levels
of
NATO’s common funding across the
civil, military and investment budgets. This could pave the way to
increase NATO common funding starting in 2023.
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The
Summit communiqué
itself makes clear Allies intend to open a new chapter in transatlantic
relations. While much of the communiqué reaffirms core NATO priorities and long-standing policies on a
broad range of issues, it also includes a number of new priorities and initiatives. Among these:
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A stronger emphasis on Allies’ commitment to democratic values and role in defending and shaping
the rules-based international order
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in line with the first and fifth priorities for NATO 2030
A recognition of the changes in the threat environment, including systemic competition with
authoritarian powers, the challenges relating to China’s rise, the misuse of emerging and disruptive
technologies and climate change, among others
A renewed emphasis on collective defence
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in line with the second priority for NATO 2030
A strong condemnation of Russia’s
threatening actions and multiple violations, combined with a
reaffirmed openness to dialogue, under specific conditions, particularly on strategic risk reduction
A first attempt to outline an Allied agreed policy on China
A new focus on resilience
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in line with the third priority for NATO 2030
Concrete initiatives to support Allied investment in new technologies, including a Defence Innovation
Accelerator and a NATO Innovation Fund
An ambitious agenda on climate change
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in line with priority seven for NATO 2030
Confirmation of the end of NATO’s military mission in Afghanistan and of the parameters of NATO’s
future relationship with Afghanistan
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