{"id":1734,"date":"2010-11-20T18:27:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T23:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harvardnsj.com\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2013-04-03T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T02:43:08","slug":"nato-summit-reaches-agreements-on-afghanistan-cooperation-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/nsj\/2010\/11\/nato-summit-reaches-agreements-on-afghanistan-cooperation-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Summit Reaches Agreements on Afghanistan, Cooperation with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Robert Collins &#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On November 19<sup>th<\/sup> and 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2010, NATO held a summit in Lisbon, Portugal, attended by President Obama and other heads of state and government.\u00a0 NATO\u2019s Secretary General launched the summit with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natolive\/news_68431.htm\">ambitious agenda<\/a>, with topics including the war in Afghanistan, NATO relations with Russia, and European missile defense.\u00a0 The overarching outcome of the summit was the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natolive\/news_68172.htm\">adoption of a new Strategic Concept<\/a>, called NATO\u2019s \u201croadmap\u201d for the next decade, as the alliance seeks to defend its members against modern threats, including ballistic missile attacks and cyber attacks.\u00a0 In addition to collective defense, the Strategic Concept emphasizes NATO\u2019s role in crisis management and the ability of European democracies to join the organization.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to establishing a new strategic direction, NATO and Afghanistan agreed to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/11\/21\/world\/europe\/21nato.html?_r=1&amp;hp\">goal of transferring security responsibility<\/a> and control to Afghanistan by the end of 2014.\u00a0 NATO indicated that they would maintain a presence in Afghanistan after 2014 and that, if Afghanistan was not prepared to assume security responsibility in 2014, the deadline could be changed.\u00a0 While the United States has not committed to any deadline, other NATO members have stated that they will withdraw their troops by 2014.\u00a0 Britain will end its combat role by 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In talks between NATO and Russia, President Medvedev of Russia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/11\/20\/AR2010112002542.html?hpid=topnews\">agreed to cooperate<\/a> with NATO on a missile defense system that would protect Europe. \u00a0The pact recognizes that Russia can be a valuable ally in thwarting possible attacks from Iran and other regimes. \u00a0President Medvedev stated that Russia wants to avoid an arms race; however, he also indicated failure by the U.S. Senate to ratify the New Start treaty would be a serious impediment to denuclearization.\u00a0 The summit more broadly marked an opening of dialogue between NATO and Russia, with the two also agreeing to cooperate on 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