21 Mar. 2014

NATO and Energy Security: Current Achievements and Future Challenges

SORIN DUCARU

In a strategic environment which is increasingly shaped by the forces of globalization, the Alliance needs to be prepared for a wide range of challenges that have little in common with traditional notions of security.

Security and energy efficiency, a smart energy for a smart defence: examples taken from France

CHRISTOPHE-ALEXANDRE PAILLARD

The changing world of energy through the impact on defence demands adequate responses from policy makers. Innovative energy efficiency measures undertaken by French ministry of Defence serve as excellent examples of integration of energy efficiency and security into military and development of environmentally friendly and efficient military capabilities.

What energy security implications for air transport operations?

FRANÇOIS VAN LOVEN

NATO operational Level of Ambition and the generation of the NATO Response Force (NRF) require the extended use of strategic heavy airlift capabilities. However, this key capability remains expensive and fuel-hungry. What are the options to address this issue in the nearest term?