Logos of the Lisbon NATO summit are seen at the press center in Lisbon, capital of Portugal, on Nov. 18, 2010. The NATO summit will be held from Nov. 19 to 20 in Lisbon. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)Can NATO Modernize Before It Becomes Obsolete? -- Time Magazine
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) brands itself as the most successful military alliance in history, a bulwark of freedom and democracy for 61 years, and the coalition that won the Cold War without firing a single shot. But while the end of the Cold War made our world safer, it also made it more complex. Today, as sources of danger have diversified — from terrorism and piracy to cyberwarfare — NATO has been left looking flatfooted and ill-equipped to cope. More than two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the alliance risks being seen as a relic.
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More News On Nato's Lisbon Summit
NATO's Lisbon meeting agenda: Afghan withdrawal and emerging threats -- Christian Science Monitor
NATO Leaders To Define A New Mission -- NPR
Lisbon summit sees "turning point" for Nato -- BBC
Lisbon beefs up security ahead of NATO summit -- Xinhuanet
NATO seeks to tackle identity crisis -- Xinhuanet
Afghanistan High on Lisbon NATO Summit Agenda -- Voice of America
Nato to debate Afghanistan at crucial Lisbon summit -- BBC
Unpopular Afghan war presents challenge to NATO -- L.A. Times
NATO to back gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Reuters
Nato woos Russia at its talks on Afghan policy -- The Independent
NATO to Offer Medvedev a Warm Embrace at Summit -- Moscow Times
NATO, Russia Move Toward Cooperation -- Voice of America
Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev to talk missile defense -- Politico
Nato defence shield accord expected -- Press Association
Obama on three-goal mission at NATO summit -- UPI
Obama seeks to show Europe he still cares -- AP
Nato command structure 'faces cut' -- Press Association
NATO to Call For Retention of Nuclear Deterrent -- Global Security Newswire
Germany and France in nuclear weapons dispute ahead of Nato summit -- The Guardian
U.S. Nukes in Europe Unnecessary -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations
NATO Leaders To Define A New Mission -- NPR
Lisbon summit sees "turning point" for Nato -- BBC
Lisbon beefs up security ahead of NATO summit -- Xinhuanet
NATO seeks to tackle identity crisis -- Xinhuanet
Afghanistan High on Lisbon NATO Summit Agenda -- Voice of America
Nato to debate Afghanistan at crucial Lisbon summit -- BBC
Unpopular Afghan war presents challenge to NATO -- L.A. Times
NATO to back gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Reuters
Nato woos Russia at its talks on Afghan policy -- The Independent
NATO to Offer Medvedev a Warm Embrace at Summit -- Moscow Times
NATO, Russia Move Toward Cooperation -- Voice of America
Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev to talk missile defense -- Politico
Nato defence shield accord expected -- Press Association
Obama on three-goal mission at NATO summit -- UPI
Obama seeks to show Europe he still cares -- AP
Nato command structure 'faces cut' -- Press Association
NATO to Call For Retention of Nuclear Deterrent -- Global Security Newswire
Germany and France in nuclear weapons dispute ahead of Nato summit -- The Guardian
U.S. Nukes in Europe Unnecessary -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations
Nato woos Russia at its talks on Afghan policy -- The Independent
NATO to Offer Medvedev a Warm Embrace at Summit -- Moscow Times
NATO, Russia Move Toward Cooperation -- Voice of America
Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev to talk missile defense -- Politico
Nato defence shield accord expected -- Press Association
Obama on three-goal mission at NATO summit -- UPI
Obama seeks to show Europe he still cares -- AP
Nato command structure 'faces cut' -- Press Association
NATO to Call For Retention of Nuclear Deterrent -- Global Security Newswire
Germany and France in nuclear weapons dispute ahead of Nato summit -- The Guardian
U.S. Nukes in Europe Unnecessary -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations
Next, a NATO-Russia Strategic Concept -- Oksana Antonenko and Igor Yurgens, New York Times
NATO's missing agenda item in Lisbon -- Ian Brzezinski, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Searching for a new NATO strategy -- Euronews
For 60 years, Nato kept the peace in Europe. What now? -- Martin Kettle, The Guardian
NATO tries to reinvent itself at Lisbon summit -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
NATO to Offer Medvedev a Warm Embrace at Summit -- Moscow Times
NATO, Russia Move Toward Cooperation -- Voice of America
Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev to talk missile defense -- Politico
Nato defence shield accord expected -- Press Association
Obama on three-goal mission at NATO summit -- UPI
Obama seeks to show Europe he still cares -- AP
Nato command structure 'faces cut' -- Press Association
NATO to Call For Retention of Nuclear Deterrent -- Global Security Newswire
Germany and France in nuclear weapons dispute ahead of Nato summit -- The Guardian
U.S. Nukes in Europe Unnecessary -- Micah Zenko, Council On Foreign Relations
Next, a NATO-Russia Strategic Concept -- Oksana Antonenko and Igor Yurgens, New York Times
NATO's missing agenda item in Lisbon -- Ian Brzezinski, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Searching for a new NATO strategy -- Euronews
For 60 years, Nato kept the peace in Europe. What now? -- Martin Kettle, The Guardian
NATO tries to reinvent itself at Lisbon summit -- Christian Science Monitor editorial