nato related concepts & entities

core principles

• article 5: collective defence — set by the north atlantic treaty → /wiki/nato/documents/north-atlantic-treaty
• article 4: consultations — mechanism for allied consultations when security is threatened → treaty above

partnership and councils

• partnership for peace (pfp) → /wiki/nato/documents/partnership-for-peace-framework
• north atlantic cooperation council (nacc) → /wiki/nato/documents/1991-nacc-inaugural-statement
• euro‑atlantic partnership council (eapc) → /wiki/nato/documents/1997-eapc-basic-document
• nato‑russia council (nrc) → /wiki/nato/documents/2002-rome-declaration-nato-russia-council
• nato‑ukraine council (nuc) — established 2023 (vilnius) → /wiki/nato/documents/2023-vilnius-summit-communique

force structure and readiness

• very high readiness joint task force (vjtf) — wales 2014 → /wiki/nato/documents/2014-wales-summit-declaration
• enhanced forward presence (efp) — warsaw 2016 → /wiki/nato/documents/2016-warsaw-summit-communique
• nato response force (nrf) — precursor to current models → see warsaw/wales docs
• nato new force model (nfm) — madrid 2022 → /wiki/nato/documents/2022-nato-new-force-model
• dda / nwcc — strategic military concepts → /wiki/nato/documents/2020-dda-and-2021-nwcc-overview

domains and capabilities

• missile defence (bmd interim capability 2012) → /wiki/nato/documents/2012-bmd-interim-capability
• cyber defence pledge (2016) → /wiki/nato/documents/2016-cyber-defence-pledge
• space recognized as operational domain (2019) → /wiki/nato/documents/2019-london-declaration
• defence production action plan (2023) → /wiki/nato/documents/2023-defence-production-action-plan
• innovation: diana & nato innovation fund — see summit decisions (2021–2024)

enlargement and membership milestones

• finland joins nato (2023) → /wiki/nato/documents/2023-finland-joins-nato
• sweden joins nato (2024) → /wiki/nato/documents/2024-sweden-joins-nato
• ukraine’s future in nato — map requirement removed (2023 vilnius) → /wiki/nato/documents/2023-vilnius-summit-communique

international organizations and frameworks

• osce: helsinki final act; vienna document → /wiki/nato/documents/helsinki-final-act, /wiki/nato/documents/vienna-document-2011
• eu csdp: st. malo declaration; strategic compass → /wiki/nato/documents/st-malo-declaration, /wiki/nato/documents/eu-strategic-compass-2022
• berlin plus arrangements (nato–eu) → /wiki/nato/documents/2002-2003-berlin-plus-arrangements

regional considerations

• black sea regime: montreux convention; grain initiative → /wiki/nato/documents/montreux-convention, /wiki/nato/documents/black-sea-grain-initiative
• suwałki gap and baltic security → /wiki/nato/documents/suwalki-gap-strategic-importance

references and analysis

• rand mr-690: enlarging nato — the russia factor (1996) → /wiki/nato/documents/rand-mr690-enlarging-nato-the-russia-factor
• csis: is nato ready for war? (2024) → /wiki/nato/documents/csis-is-nato-ready-for-war