NATO questions

NATO

Answer the following questions in English. Remember to discuss your ideas in English (but you can use a word from French, Spanish or German if you can’t think of the word in English)

1. When was NATO set up?

2. Why was it set up?

3. How many members does NATO have currently?

4. What kind of organisation is it?

5. Which state was considered its enemy for more than 40 years?

6. Where is NATO based?

7. Which NATO member has its second largest army in terms of the number of soldiers?

8. How does NATO make decisions?

9. NATO adopted a new Strategic Concept at the Lisbon summit in 2010? What is it?

10. How have NATO’s goals changed?

11. How have NATO forces changed?

12. How has the deployment of NATO forces changed?

13. What are ‘out-of area’ operations?

14. Who is the NATO Secretary General at the moment?

15. Who is Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) ?

16. List some of NATO’s non-military responsibilities as set out in the Chicago Declaration?

17. When are the last NATO forces scheduled to leave Afghanistan?

18. What is ‘smart’ defence?

19. What is the NATO Missile Defence System? What is its purpose? What stage has it reached in its development? Why is it controversial?

20. Comment on NATO’s current financial situation.

21. How have events in Georgia and Ukraine affected NATO?

22. Where was NATO’s last meeting held? What conclusions did it reach?

23. What do you know about the European Defence Agency, the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defence (PESCO) and current initiatives regarding EU Defence cooperation?

24. Who is The Chairman of the European Union Military Committee?
25. What is Enhanced Forward Presence?

26. What is President Trump's position on NATO?