This document discusses NATO's response to the September 11th terrorist attacks. It covers NATO's history as a political and military alliance formed after World War II. On September 11th, 2001 the United States invoked NATO's Article 5 for the first and only time, treating the terrorist attacks as an action against all NATO members. NATO supported the US-led war on terrorism and expanded its mission beyond territorial defense of member states. The document examines the key decision makers, outcomes, and implications of NATO's response to 9/11 both in the short and long term.

1. An event from which we
still feel the ripples today…

2. PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION
• Alliance Dilemma of Global Significance
• Key Components
• Key Concepts and Topics
• Key Decision-Makers
• Positive/Negative Outcomes
• What if…

3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• The North Atlantic Treaty -1949
– A Political and Military Alliance
– Collective Defense
• NATO Faced with a Decision
THE DILEMMA

4. • (Five) Dysfunctions
of a Team
– Commitment
– Conflict
– Trust
• Trans-Organizational
Systems: Alliance
– NATO: Political and
Military
• Team Building
– Context
– Composition
– Change
KEY COMPONENTS OF DILEMMA

5. • NATO
– Creation of the
Alliance
– 1999 “Complex
new risks…”
– Aftermath of 9/11
– Broader
commitment to
security
• “Terrorism poses a
real and serious threat
to the security and
safety of the Alliance
and its members”
• The Day Before – What
was happening on
September 10th (and
before) in the United
States
KEY CONCEPTS & TOPICS

6. • NATO
– Motivation
– Short-Term Plan Of Action
– Long-Term Plan Of Action
– Current Objectives
KEY DECISION MAKERS - NATO

7. • George Bush
– Response to The People
– Response to NATO
• Mayor Giuliani
– Response to New York
– Response to Country
• Congress
– Response to President
– Response to Government
KEY DECISION MAKERS – USA

8. Positive Outcomes
• Unity of People
• War on Terrorism
• Grassroots Efforts
Negative Outcomes
• Loss of Life
• War on Terrorism
• Political Division
RESULTING OUTCOMES

9. • What if 9/11 never
happened?
– US
– Globally
• What if NATO hadn’t
invoked Article 5?
– US
– Globally
WHAT IF…

10. • Alliance Dilemma of Global Significance
• Key Components
• Key Concepts and Topics
• Key Decision-Makers
• Positive/Negative Outcomes
• What if…
CONCLUSION

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&theater
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