This document discusses NATO's partnerships with countries around the world to pursue cooperative security. It outlines NATO's 41 partner countries in Europe, the Mediterranean, Gulf region and elsewhere. The goals of partnership include promoting security, democratic values and NATO-led operations. Partner countries are represented in NATO meetings and summits. The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative launched in 2004 to enhance cooperation with Gulf countries, with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE joining in 2005. Activities include advising on defense, military cooperation and counterterrorism. Partners have contributed troops to Afghanistan and airpower in Libya.

2. Partners from..
• the Euro-Atlantic area
• the Mediterranean
• the Gulf region
• individual relationships with other
partners across the globe.
41 partner countries

3. “cooperative security”
• one of NATO’s three essential core tasks.
• security of Euro-Atlantic region is best
assured through a wide network of partner
relationships with countries and
organisations around the globe.

4. Goals of partnership
– security, peace and stability;
– cooperation on issues of common interest;
– Prepare interested eligible nations for NATO membership;
– Promote democratic values and reforms;
– Enhance support for NATO-led operations and missions;
– Enhance awareness of security developments including through
early warning, with a view to preventing crises;
– Build confidence and achieve better mutual understanding,
including about NATO’s role and activities, in particular though
enhanced public diplomacy.
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5. Representation
• Partner countries are represented by Heads of
Diplomatic Missions or Liaison Offices
located at the NATO Headquarters.
• The Head and Staff of the Missiloloons attend
NATO committee meetings in cooperation
formats and represent their countries at
meetings.
• at Ministerial or Summit level, Partner countries
are represented by their Foreign or Defence
Ministers or by their Head of State or
Government.

6. Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI)
2004
• a series of high level
consultations by the
then Deputy
Secretary General of
NATO : Ambassador
Minuto Rizzo.
• With the Gulf
Cooperation Council

7. Invitation
• ICI was launched at
the Summit
meeting of NATO
Heads of State and
Government in
Istanbul, 28 June
2004.

8. Joining
• In the first three
months of
2005Bahrain,
Kuwait and Qatar.
• In June 2005, the
United Arab
Emirates.

9. activities of the cooperation area
• advice on defence budgeting, defence
planning and civil-military relations;
• military-to-military cooperation : military
exercises and training activities;
• fight against terrorism,
• the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction
• civil emergency planning.

10. Cooperation
• Bahrain and the United
Arab Emirates have troops
serving under NATO
command in Afghanistan
• Qatar and the United
Arab Emirates supplied
warplanes for NATO’s six-
month air campaign against
Libya last year.

11. Anatolian Eagle air combat
exercises 2011
• Joined by :
America , turkey ,
Saudi Arabia , the
United Arab
Emirates and
other countries.

12. Why the
Gulf ?