The lesson of Libya, according to Rasmussen: to be more multinational, more responsive

(BRUSSELS2) “ Drones, intelligence, tanker planes Here are three areas where NATO allies need to make progress. " Ioperation in Libya could not have taken place without the capabilities provided by the United States — NATO Secretary General AF Rasmussen explained at a press conference on Monday (September 5) — This is one of the lessons of this operation. We must find solutions at the next summit in Chicago », in May 2012. .

Be more multinational

And to add: Few countries - in these moments of budgetary crisis - can today finance these capacities alone. If we cannot spend more, we must spend better. We must set priorities, specialize and encourage cooperation. We need a more multinational approach. As Libya proved, we can't know where the next crisis will happen, but it will happen »

Be more responsive

Similarly, Rasmussen recognized the need to improve the " flexibility of the organization, its ability to act”. The heaviness of the procedures and the "machinery" of NATO had been criticized, regularly by the French in particular, complaining of too long a delay between the moment when the targets were defined and those when they were struck.

The roadmap of chicago summit

The Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance took advantage of this public opportunity to unveil the roadmap for the next Chicago summit, where he wants to reach three major decisions. 1° The launch of NATO's anti-missile territorial defense capability (declaration of initial operational capability). " I hope I can cooperate with Russia to deal with new threats and dispel suspicions of the past. ". 2nd subject: having a concrete aid package to help strengthen Afghanistan's security capacities, which must " continue to develop ". 3rd subject: acquiring deterrence and defense capabilities in the face of new threats.