Building bridges for peace and security
Fri, 03.04.2009
Networked security
Photo:
picture-alliance / obs 
The bridge
across the Rhine links Germany and
FranceAt the anniversary summit
meeting on 3 and 4 April member states hammered out a new
strategic concept. And NATO is expanding. It welcomed two new
members, Albania and Croatia.The anniversary summit broke new ground in the history of NATO – for the first time ever a summit was jointly hosted by two countries. Germany and France together prepared the summit meeting, which was held in Baden-Baden, Kehl and Strasbourg. Summit participants, however focussed their attention on the future of the alliance.
Terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, but also the consequences of climate change and natural disasters are new threats and demand new answers. Chancellor Angela Merkel is convinced that NATO needs a new strategy – networked security.
