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Global 'Security Alliance': NATO, International Insurance Barons
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rwro-@yahoo.com
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Nov 05, 2009 15:25 PST
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http://www.act.nato.int/news.asp?storyid=3D447
NATO Allied Command Transformation
November 4, 2009
NATO, Lloyds discuss risk management during recent conference
By U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt
=E2=80=9CManaging Risk in the 21st Century: Climate Change, Cyber Risk and =
Piracy=E2=80=9D was the theme of debates sponsored by NATO and Lloyd=E2=80=
=99s, an insurance market that provides specialized insurance services to b=
usinesses in more than 200 countries and territories.=20
More than 200 insurance executives, risk managers and business leaders gath=
ered at the event held October 29 in New York City to examine risk manageme=
nt and the threats and potential solutions facing business and society.=20
Debates included =E2=80=98Tackling Piracy: Trends, Issues and Solutions,=E2=
=80=99 =E2=80=98Managing cyber risk from cyber terrorism to cyber liability=
,=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Impacts of climate change on business and security.=
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Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Italian Navy Admiral Lucian=
o Zappata, served as the keynote speaker at the event. In his opening addre=
ss, he explained how the role of Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is con=
tinuously evolving to ensure national militaries are prepared to meet futur=
e challenges and manage potential risks.=20
=E2=80=9CThreats changed from a cold-war scenario with a well-defined enemy=
to a wide spectrum of risks, threats and potential strategic surprises,=E2=
=80=9D said Zappata. =E2=80=9CDuring the past decades, NATO has extended in=
crementally its interests outside the traditional area of responsibility. T=
his process has seen the further involvement of NATO in the security enviro=
nment.=E2=80=9D=20
Zappata went on to explain that NATO today is an actor in a security enviro=
nment where global challenges require global responses.=20
=E2=80=9CAlliance members need to have a common understanding of the nature=
of the future principal risks and challenges they face and the military co=
nsequences,=E2=80=9D said Zappata.=20
Lloyd=E2=80=99s Chief Executive Officer Richard Ward explained the benefits=
of bringing together industry leaders to discuss risk management.=20
=E2=80=9CThe purpose of our debates is to generate discussion and find prac=
tical solutions to emerging risks faced by businesses,=E2=80=9D said Ward. =
=E2=80=9CFor too many people across the world, these issues seem insurmount=
able.=E2=80=9D
....
=E2=80=9CLuckily for us, in a globalised era, we are able to form new allia=
nces to fight our common threats,=E2=80=9D said Ward. =E2=80=9CA joint Lloy=
d=E2=80=99s-NATO seminar simply wouldn=E2=80=99t have happened 20 or even 1=
0 years ago. Now, forming new coalitions is an essential part of risk manag=
ement.=E2=80=9D
To prioritize mounting tasks and missons, NATO is currently in the process =
of developing a new Strategic Concept. This concept would lay out NATO=E2=
=80=99s enduring purpose, nature and fundamental security tasks, identify t=
he central features of the new security environment, specify the elements o=
f the Alliance=E2=80=99s broad approach to security and provide guidelines =
for the further transformation of NATO=E2=80=99s military forces.=20
=E2=80=9CTo support and inform this process, ACT completed the year-long Mu=
ltiple Futures Project (MFP), thereby providing a framework for the strateg=
ic assessment of the future and an understanding of its corresponding secur=
ity and military implications for the Alliance,=E2=80=9D said Zappata. =E2=
=80=9CWe looked at the trends and drivers, and developed plausible futures =
that we used to develop implications that we need to confront.=E2=80=9D
One of the key conclusions ACT has drawn from the Multiple Futures Project =
is the character of the evolving security environment places the Alliance a=
nd the international system at a crossroads, where crucial choices need to =
be made.=20
=E2=80=9CIn order to remain relevant and effective, NATO cannot limit its t=
ransformation efforts to marginal changes: successful transformation rests =
on a shared awareness of risks, challenges, solidarity and burden-sharing,=
=E2=80=9D said Zappata.=20
Zappata concluded with =E2=80=9CSecurity in today=E2=80=99s globalised worl=
d is much more demanding to achieve and far less perfect. The Alliance will=
have to maintain existing, and in some cases, develop new capabilities and=
adapt its structures to address the emerging security risks and challenges=
.=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=9CNATO, in this context, is one actor willing and able to contribute=
and complement what other international organisations and stakeholders do.=
Being able to establish and work in partnerships will be key for NATO to b=
e relevant and contribute to global governance.=E2=80=9D=20
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