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speakfromtheHellenicpointofview.Today,asneverbeforesince1945,
weneednew,bolddirectionsintheChurcillianmanner,andradicalre-
assessmentoftheoriesand,often,mythswhich,unfortunatelyandfrequently,
stilldrivepolicy-making.
HabibM.Sayah
AMiddleEasternPerspectiveonPartnerCapacityBuilding........98
Overall,counterinsurgencyshouldberethoughtfromtheperspectiveofArab-
Muslimhoststatesfacingadomesticorregionalinsurgency,farfromorthodox
conceptionsofthisparadigm.Arenewed,indigenousunderstandingofCOIN
couldbecomethestrategicoperatingconcept,guidingthe“positioningand
applicationofkinetic(military)andpolitical(non-military)usesofpower
toachievenational(strategic)aims,”underpinningMENAstates’national
effortstoaddresstheirdomesticandregionalchallengesandimproving
cooperationbetweenthemandtheirNATOallies.Forthesepurposeswe
shouldadoptaholistic,flexibleapproachtoCOIN,andtrainandprepare
armiesandcivilianplayerstorespondadequatelytocomplexinsurgencies.
JiříŠedivý
CommenttoWojciechLorenz’sArticle
“NATOataCriticalCrossroads”.............................107
NATO’sexpansionsteps—latelytoMontenegro—willalmostperfectlycover
theEuropeanUnionexceptforafewstates.Wecannotindefinitelydivide
thesecurityofEuropeintotheEUandNATO.Itisincreasinglyevident
thatisnecessarytothinkofbothorganisationsasaunifiedEuro-Atlantic
area.Inthissense,theremustbeachangeinpolicyforallNATOmembers,
includingTurkey.TheagreementsbetweenNATOandtheEUsignedon16
December2002havehadthepotentialtoincreasetheeffectivenessoffull-
scalecooperationifcompletelyapplied.
IgorSutyagin
DealingwithNATO’sSecurityChallenges
—WheretheEastMergeswiththeSouth......................115
AsthechallengeswillbecomingmainlyfromareastothesouthoftheNATO
zone,thesouthernAllieswillmostprobablybetheirfirstvictims.Thatwill
happenincircumstancesofNATO’sdiminishedabilitytomakefriendsto
solveitsproblems,broughtaboutbyMoscow’scurrentdivisivetactics.
OnecoulddoubtwhetherthosepoliticiansamongNATO’ssouthernallies,
currentlyopposingtheideathatPutinshouldbedeterred,willfeelmore
secureinaworldbasedonthePutinesqueprincipleofcoerciveactions
insteadofcompromise-seekingandnegotiationsasthecornerstoneof
internationalrelations.Itwillbetoolatebythentoquarrelaboutwhetheror
notitwasnecessarytoallocateresourcestoreinforceNATO’seasternflank
andwhobearsthegreaterresponsibilityforthatchangeinthewayinwhich
worldworks.Itseemsmuchwisertopreventthatchangefromhappening,
andconcertedeffortstodeterMoscowandproveitstacticsunsuccessfulcan
achievethis.Thatishowdeterrenceofthreatsexistingontheeasternflankof
NATOcontributestothesecurityoftheAlliance’ssouthernmembers.
