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Recommendation 12
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 81
NATO has been revitalised by the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine—there is a unity of...
Conclusion
NATO has been revitalised by the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine—there is a unity of purpose and agreement on what the threat posed is. However, it is still in the relatively early stages of its shift to refocusing on the defence of continental Europe, and political and technological developments are required to ensure NATO maintains its technological edge.
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined NATO’s role in deterring threats to Allies, and convening Allies around key issues like support for Ukraine, and highlights steps NATO is taking to address technological challenges.
Paragraph Reference:
81
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
We agree that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined NATO’s role in deterring threats to Allies, and convening Allies around key issues like support for Ukraine. When NATO adopted its New Strategic Concept at Madrid in June 2022, Allies committed to taking steps to strengthen NATO and our national capabilities to address both current and future threats. The Strategic Concept includes the both the Defence and Deterrence of the Euro-Atlantic Area Strategy, based on a 360-degree approach to collective defence, 6 Special relationships? US, UK and Nato: Government Response and the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, which sets out a 20-year vision for NATO’s development and guidance on how to implement it. At the Madrid Summit, Allies agreed to accelerate implementation. We agree that the Ukraine conflict has highlighted the importance of adapting to the technological challenges and retaining our technological edge. NATO is also taking steps to do this, such as through the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), a mechanism to find technological solutions to critical transatlantic defence and security challenges, and the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), which provides critical investment to start-ups developing important capabilities. The UK is hosting the European Headquarters of DIANA, in partnership with Estonia, which will also feature a hub in Tallinn.