NATO Defense College Report Part Title: Counter-terrorism cooperation Report Title: NATO and the EU
Publisher: NATO Defense College
Volume: 14 pages, pdf
Description:
Terrorism poses a direct threat to the security of the citizens of NATO and EU countries, and to international stability and prosperity. In order to strengthen their cooperation in various areas, including in the field of counter-terrorism, NATO and the EU signed a joint declaration in Warsaw on 8 July 2016, with a view to giving new impetus and substance to the NATO-EU strategic partnership. In July 2018, the EU and NATO signed a new joint declaration, which sets out a shared vision of how the two organisations will act together against common security threats. Counter-terrorism is one of the key dimensions of NATO-EU cooperation. Thus, since both institutions place a stronger emphasis on counter-terrorism, the importance of NATO-EU cooperation, based on shared values and interests, becomes ever more pertinent. This chapter explores the collaboration between the two organisations in the counter-terrorism field and analyses what was achieved following the July 2016 joint declaration. The chapter goes on to analyse the challenges that hamper counter-terrorism cooperation between the EU and NATO and examine the way forward for collaboration between the two institutions.