2012 Chicago NATO summit

2012 NATO summit meeting in Chicago, Illinois, United States December 2019 2012 Chicago Summit NATO Summit Chicago 2012 2012 Chicago summit.jpg Logo of the 2012 Chicago Summit United States McCormick Place Chicago 20–21 May 2012 NATO Chicago Summit 2012 The 2012 Chicago summit was the summit of the heads of state and heads of government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), held in Chicago, Illinois, on 20 and 21 May 2012. This was the first time ever that a NATO summit was held in the United States outside of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.Sweet Lynn NATO, G8 meetings to be hosted in McCormick Place http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/12/nato_g8_meetings_to_be_hosted_.html 27 January 2012 Chicago Sun-Times 12 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120110064835/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/12/nato_g8_meetings_to_be_hosted_.html 10 January 2012 dead The event was originally scheduled to coincide and be held after the 2012 G8 summit in Chicago as well, but the G8 summit was later rescheduled to be held at Camp David.Mack, Kristen et al. https://archive.today/20120723122132/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-nato-chicago-20110622,0,7283894,print.story "Chicago to host NATO, G-8 next year," Chicago Tribune (US). 22 June 2011; "Administration official: Obama to bring NATO, G8 summits in hometown of Chicago in 2012," June 2021 medicmedic The Washington Post (US). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/05/g8-summit-moved-chicago-camp-david London The Guardian Dominic Rushe G8 summit moved from Chicago to Camp David 5 March 2012 Agenda thumb|NATO leaders The previous summit was the 2010 Lisbon summit. The summit in Chicago discussed the impact events such as the Arab Spring, 2011 Libyan Civil War, as well as the 2008 financial crisis, and transition for NATO forces in Afghanistan, and a missile shield system for EuropeBenitez Jorge "A crucial summit at a crucial time:" Obama and Rasmussen discuss agenda for upcoming NATO summit http://www.acus.org/natosource/crucial-summit-crucial-time-obama-and-rasmussen-discuss-agenda-upcoming-nato-summit 27 January 2012 NATOSource 9 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120111040733/http://www.acus.org/natosource/crucial-summit-crucial-time-obama-and-rasmussen-discuss-agenda-upcoming-nato-summit 11 January 2012 dead to seek routes out.https://archive.today/20120721225221/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-nato-summit1bre84k05v-20120520,0,7243442.story NATO to endorse Afghan exit plan, seeks routes out Middle East NATO is planning to craft specific resolutions concerning the Middle East. Issues to address include the organization's continuing military support of active insurrections in the region, as well conflict with Iran. The group is going to make plans for defending certain areas, such as the Strait of Hormuz.Dodds Paisley NATO official previews Chicago summit http://www.adn.com/2012/01/23/v-printer/2278285/nato-official-previews-chicago.html 28 January 2012 Anchorage Daily News 23 January 2012 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Nuclear weapons NATO will also discuss missile defense and nuclear deterrence more generally. NATO's secretary general Rasmussen has confirmed plans to proceed with ballistic missile defense, a system that would alter the longstanding balance of mutually assured destruction between the United States and Russia, but yet protect NATO-member nations from missile attacks from nations such as Iran or North Korea. Many years prior, NATO member the United States had informed Russia on several occasions that if Russia didn't limit its cooperation with the Iranian missile program, the defense shield would be necessary. Rasmussen announced that a successful test had been conducted in April 2012 of the missile defense system, and that further details about existing "interim capability" would be announced at the Chicago summit.NATO plans to continue building missile shield http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=80238 16 May 2012 B92 14 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104123945/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=80238 4 November 2013 deadRasmussen Anders Fogh NATO's First Step on Missile Defense https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304203604577398170668632682?KEYWORDS=missile+defense 16 May 2012 The Wall Street Journal 14 May 2012Nato chief determined to move ahead with missile shield https://www.dawn.com/news/718244/nato-chief-determined-to-move-ahead-with-missile-shield 16 May 2012 Agence France-Presse 14 May 2012 This position has been changed since the Lisbon Summit, during which NATO powers ordered the creation of a "Deterrence and Defense Posture Review" (DDPR)—a document expected to express and discuss conflicts some of the wide-ranging conflicts on the topic within NATO. The United States is also planning to upgrade 180 tactical nuclear weapons currently positioned in Europe. The upgrade would improve guidance systems on the missiles, rendering them able to hit targets more precisely.Norton-Taylor Richard Nato plans to upgrade nuclear weapons 'expensive and unnecessary' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/11/nato-nuclear-weapons-upgrade 16 May 2012 The Guardian 10 May 2012 London Russia has requested that the NATO countries declare "adherence to the rules of international law" in the nuclear policy they agree upon at the Chicago summit.Shestakov Yevgeny NATO has started an arm race http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/04/25/russia_and_nato_in_hot_water_15398.html 16 May 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines 25 April 2012 11 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120711165812/http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/04/25/russia_and_nato_in_hot_water_15398.html dead Russia has also announced that it may retaliate against the deployment of NATO's defense system by using Iskander theater ballistic missile weaponsRussia Repeats Iskander Deployment Threat http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_Repeats_Iskander_Deployment_Threat_999.html 16 May 2012 RIA Novosti 15 May 2012 or by striking weapons sites in Europe, although experts believe Russia will not risk war with the United States and its NATO allies by attacking such targets.Waterman Shaun Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/3/russia-threatens-strike-nato-missile-defense-sites/ 16 May 2012 The Washington Times 3 May 2012 Russia Russia worries that its own nuclear arsenal could be rendered useless with the full activation of a missile shield by the United States. Russia's nuclear deterrent maintains a 'strategic balance' between the two major powers. But the United States insists that a defense system is necessary to mitigate any threat from Iran.AFP NATO sees little progress in missile talks with Russia http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NATO_sees_little_progress_in_missile_talks_with_Russia_999.html 28 January 2012 Space Daily 26 January 2012 In previous years, Russia had been invited on several occasions to work with NATO on defense systems, but declined. The organization also plans to review its collective relationship to Russia. Indeed, NATO has stated that Russia's attendance at the Chicago event will depend upon accession to a system of European missile defense. Afghanistan war thumb|right|NATO command in Kabul The Afghanistan issue in particular faces a public relations timeline due to a declaration by Barack Obama that NATO activities in Afghanistan would be concluded by 2014,NATO Secretary General announces Chicago summit dates http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_78426.htm?selectedLocale=en 28 January 2012 NATO 23 September 2011 but 28-nation military bloc was clearly divided, as the new French President, Francois Hollande, indicated that he will pull out all 3,400 French troops at the end of 2012 or 2 years ahead of NATO's timetable. Main topics and results Afghanistan war The leaders of the NATO-member countries endorsed on 21 May 2012 an exit strategy for the War in Afghanistan and declared their long-term commitment to Afghanistan.NATO Agrees on Afghan Security Transition in 2013 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/world/nato-formally-agrees-to-transition-on-afghan-security.html?_r=1&ref=northatlantictreatyorganization&pagewanted=all 31 August 2012 The New York Times 21 May 2012 Helene Cooper and Matthew RosenbergNato endorses Afghanistan withdrawal timetable https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18154227 BBC News US & Canada 31 August 2012 22 May 2012 The NATO-led ISAF forces will hand over command of all combat missions to Afghan forces by the middle of 2013,NATO sets "irreversible" but risky course to end Afghan war http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE84J02C20120521?sp=true https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162349/http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE84J02C20120521?sp=true dead 22 October 2012 Reuters 22 May 2012 21 May 2012Nato chief optimistic Pakistan will reopen Afghan route https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18141605 BBC News US & Canada 31 August 2012 21 May 2012 while shifting at the same time from combat to a support role of advising, training and assisting the Afghan security forcesNATO leaders agree on framework to wind down Afghan mission https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-other-nato-leaders-begin-crucial-summit-on-afghanistan/2012/05/21/gIQArWJYfU_story.html 22 May 2012 The Washington Post 21 May 2012 Scott Wilson and Karen DeYoungChicago NATO Summit 2012 Declaration http://www.defencetalk.com/chicago-nato-summit-2012-declaration-42672/ NATO Defence Talk – Global Defense, Aerospace & Military Portal 20 June 2012 21 May 2012 and then withdraw most of the 130,000 foreign troops by the end of December 2014. A new and different NATO mission will then advise, train and assist the Afghan security forces including the Afghan Special Operations Forces.NATO accepts Obama timetable to end war in Afghanistan by 2014 https://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/us/nato-summit/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 CNN 22 May 2012 Elise Labott and Mike Mount 22 May 2012NATO leaders agree to Afghan exit strategy http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/2012521214427617500.html Al Jazeera 31 August 2012 22 May 2012 The pace of withdrawal will be determined by each country individually, but coordinated with coalition planners. According to a Western official, nations with troops in Afghanistan pledged roughly $1 billion to fund Afghan security forces after 2014, while the majority of the funding will come from the United States.NATO allies focus on ending unpopular Afghan war http://www.defencetalk.com/nato-allies-focus-on-ending-unpopular-afghan-war-42664/ Agence France-Presse Defence Talk- Global Defense, Aerospace and Military Portal 22 June 2012 21 May 2012 This was confirmed by a report of the Los Angeles Times which stated that according to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Estonia and others had made pledges that added "almost" $1 billion.NATO summit: Obama's Pakistan gamble falls flat https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nato-afghanistan-20120522,0,3468909,full.story https://archive.today/20130127124847/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nato-afghanistan-20120522,0,3468909,full.story dead 27 January 2013 7 July 2012 Los Angeles Times 21 May 2012 David S. Cloud and Kathleen Hennessey However, these figures changed later as in June 2012 news media like The Globe and Mail,Talmadge Eric Donors pledge $16-billion in development aid for Afghanistan https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/international-conference-on-afghanistan-yields-16-billion-in-development-aid-over-next-four-years/article4398151/ The Globe and Mail 8 July 2012 7 July 2012 18 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131218160146/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/international-conference-on-afghanistan-yields-16-billion-in-development-aid-over-next-four-years/article4398151/ dead The Herald Sun,Tokyo hosts donors for Afghanistan http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/tokyo-hosts-donors-for-afghanistan/story-e6frf7k6-1226419775387 8 July 2012 Herald Sun 7 July 2012 Al Jazeera English,Donor nations pledge $16bn to Afghanistan http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/07/20127851859576656.html Al Jazeera 8 July 2012 8 July 2012 The Washington Post,Corruption in Afghanistan still a problem as international donors meet https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/corruption-in-afghanistan-still-a-problem-as-international-donors-meet/2012/07/06/gJQAhxjgSW_story.html 8 July 2012 The Washington Post 7 July 2012 Karen DeYoung and Joshua Partlow Shanghai DailyAfghans show mixed attitudes towards Tokyo conference http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=505787&type=World 8 July 2012 Shanghai Daily 7 July 2012 and BBC News OnlineAfghanistan aid: Donors pledge $16bn at Tokyo meeting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18758148 BBC News Asia 8 July 2012 7 July 2012 published that at the NATO Chicago summit an annual aid of 4.1 billion U.S. dollars was pledged to pay for ongoing training, equipment and financial support for Afghanistan's security forces after 2014. Smart Defense As consequence of shrinking defense budgets the NATO leaders agreed to share the costs of weapons and equipment as part of a so-called "Smart Defense" initiative. The NATO leaders approved 20 projects for this initiative. These projects cover the funding for remotely controlled robots used to clear roads of homemade bombs or mines, the creation of a pool of maritime patrol planes from a number of nations, the creation of a joint management of munitions for buying and storage of munitions, maintenance of armored vehicles, sharing of medical facilities, common management of fuel handling, cooperation in the use of surveillance aircraft with joint training for intelligence specialists and purchase of Global Hawk surveillance drones operated by NATO in the name of all its member states.Shanker Tom United States to Unveil Plans to Bolster NATO Alliance https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/us/us-to-unveil-initiatives-to-bolster-nato.html?_r=2&src=un&feedurl=http://json8.nytimes.com/pages/national/index.jsonp 22 June 2012 The New York Times 19 May 2012NATO moves to share costs of military hardware http://www.defencetalk.com/nato-moves-to-share-costs-of-military-hardware-42676/ Agence France-Presse Defence Talk- Global Defense, Aerospace and Military Portal 22 June 2012 21 May 2012 "Together, we will keep NATO capable of responding to the security challenges of tomorrow, because no country, no continent can deal with them alone," Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the leaders ahead of the discussion about budget cuts. "We can find common solutions to common problems." Rasmussen explained the reason behind the "Smart Defense" initiative is that the military must do more with less in a time of budget cuts due to NATO members need to save money in the time of the Great Recession. Anders Fogh Rasmussen's "Smart Defense" initiative, which advocates "pooling and sharing resources, setting better priorities and encouraging countries to specialize in things they are best at,"NATO's sea of troubles https://www.economist.com/international/2012/03/31/natos-sea-of-troubles 16 October 2012 The Economist 31 March 2012 was inspired after the remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in June 2011, who stated that NATO faced "the real possibility [of] a dim, if not dismal future"Forward Smart Defense and the Future of NATO March 2012 v http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130718034359/http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 18 July 2013 dead because of chronically underfunded defense apparatuses in Europe. Only four European countries—Great Britain, France, Albania, and Greece—have committed to the alliance's agreed benchmark of committing two percent of their GDP to defense.Braml Josef NATO's Inward Outlook: Global Burden Shifting Smart Defense and the Future of NATO March 2012 18 http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130718034359/http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 18 July 2013 dead The United States, which contributes three-quarters to NATO's operating budget, is experiencing severe budgetary problems while simultaneously re-balancing military commitments to the Pacific, further straining the Atlantic alliance. "Current projections show the U.S. defense budget shrinking by $487 billion in the decade to come, with another half trillion in cuts possible depending on the outcome of the highly partisan negotiations over future reductions to the federal deficit."Pavel Barry and Jeff Lightfoot The Transatlantic Bargain after Gates Smart Defense and the Future of NATO March 2012 67 http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130718034359/http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/userfiles/file/NATO/Conference_Report.pdf 18 July 2013 dead Smart Defense is intended to make Europe more responsible for European security and the European periphery as the United States military withdraws from the continent. NATO's Libya operation may be a model for such engagement: "The United States will do what it must—playing roles and providing surge capabilities that only it can provide—and Europe will bear the rest of the burden for operations that are more in its own interests than those of the United States." Because Europe is not experiencing an existential threat like it did during the Cold War, the preponderance of U.S. assets for military campaigns that do not fall under Article 5 will diminish. Skepticism of Smart Defense is plenty. Francois Heisburg, chairman of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy says that governments typically choose "jobs in defense companies at home over [the] military logic" of pooling resources. Former Ambassador to NATO and Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, R. Nicholas Burns recognizes the structural troubles facing NATO but is nonetheless optimistic, stating "Investment in an alliance that in large measure denationalizes defense, and contains or resolves old antagonism through family arguments around NATO's kitchen table, provides a remarkable rate of return."Burns Nicholas NATO: When I'm Sixty-Four https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/opinion/nato-when-im-sixty-four.html 16 October 2012 The New York Times 17 May 2012 Missile defence During the 2010 Lisbon summit NATO members agreed to establish a missile defense system that would have the capability of covering all member states in Europe, as well as the United States and Canada.https://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131438946/obama-faces-crucial-nato-conference-in-portugal NATO Members Back Joint Missile Defense System NPR 19 November 2010 19 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203225727/http://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131438946/obama-faces-crucial-nato-conference-in-portugal 3 December 2010 live In Chicago NATO leaders declared that this system has reached interim capability.NATO declares first stage of missile shield operational http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15964619,00.html Deutsche Welle 22 June 2012 21 May 2012NATO announces progress in missile shield, smart defense http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-05/21/c_131600929.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120524172707/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-05/21/c_131600929.htm dead 24 May 2012 Xinhua News Agency 30 August 2012 21 May 2012Missile defense shield in place to protect Europe, NATO chief says https://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/us/nato-missile-defense/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 CNN Wire Staff CNN 31 August 2012 21 May 2012 Interim capability means that a basic command and control capability has been tested and installed at NATO's Headquarters Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany, while NATO Allies provide sensors and interceptors to connect to the system. It also means that US ships with anti-missile interceptors in the Mediterranean Sea and a Turkey-based radar system have been put under NATO command in the German base.NATO decides to activate missile shield despite Russian threats https://www.rawstory.com/2012/05/nato-decides-to-activate-missile-shield-despite-russian-threats/ Agence France-Presse The Raw Story 22 June 2012 20 May 2012 22 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722061900/http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/20/nato-decides-to-activate-missile-shield-despite-russian-threats/ live "Our system will link together missile defence assets from different Allies – satellites, ships, radars and interceptors – under NATO command and control. It will allow us to defend against threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic area", NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.NATO Declares Missile Defense System Operational http://www.missilethreat.com/archives/id.7496/detail.asp https://archive.today/20130128202739/http://www.missilethreat.com/archives/id.7496/detail.asp dead 28 January 2013 MISSILETHREAT.com – A project of the Claremont Institute 23 August 2012 20 May 2012 The NATO missile defense system was expected to have limited capability by 2015 and to be fully operational by 2018.As Obama opens NATO summit in Chicago, focus is on winding down Afghanistan war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/world-politics/obama-karzai-meet-before-nato-summit-opens/2012/05/20/gIQAFGCLdU_story.html 30 August 2012 The Washington Post 20 May 2012 Karen DeYoung and Scott Wilson NATO's long-term goal is to merge missile defence assets provided by individual allies into a coherent defence system so that full coverage and protection for all NATO European populations, territory and forces against the threats posed by proliferation of ballistic missiles is ensured. This goal is expected to be realised sometime between the end of the 2010s and the beginning of the 2020s.NATO Declares Interim Missile Defence Capability http://www.defencetalk.com/nato-declares-interim-missile-defence-capability-42715/ NATO Defence Talk – Global Defense, Aerospace and Military Portal 22 June 2012 23 May 2012 To this end Spain will host four US Aegis warships at its port in Rota while Poland and Romania have agreed to host US land-based SM-3 missiles in the coming years. Protests thumb|200px|Amateur video of protest, 20 May 2012 Several thousand protestors marched through downtown Chicago until they reached as close as they could to the buildings where the NATO leaders were meeting.http://www.cbsnews.com/news/1000s-protest-the-chicago-nato-summit/ 1000s protest the Chicago NATO summit There, in a historic throwback to Vietnam War protesters, 50 members of Iraq Veterans Against the War threw medals they had received during missions in Afghanistan and Iraq in a symbol of resistance and denunciation. Each veteran expressed their reasons for leaving the army and their experiences in the wars as they hurled their medals in the direction of where the summit was taking place.http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/21/no_nato_no_war_us_veterans "No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit Democracy Now! Representing the voices of the Afghan civilians impacted by the war, Samira Sayed-Rahman, Suraia Sahar and Sabz Maher of Afghans for Peace attended the week of actions and spoke to the crowd following the veterans ceremony. http://www.cbc.ca/player/Embedded-Only/News/ID/2237220791/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150817140800/http://www.cbc.ca/player/Embedded-Only/News/ID/2237220791/ 2015-08-17 NATO summit protests - The National - CBC Player http://socialistworker.org/2012/06/19/resistance-to-the-endless-war Resistance to the endless war The three women are Toronto and U.S. based-activists who consulted with organizers during the planning of the protests and collaborated with the soldiers and veterans on how best to conduct the medal ceremony so as to respect the victims of the wars.http://www.ivaw.org/blog/ivaw-action-featured-afghans-peace-home-page IVAW action featured on Afghans for Peace home page | Iraq Veterans Against the War 28 October 2025 Planners expected the NATO summit to draw protesters from the Occupy movement, as well as the anti-globalization movement, and many protesters from around the world. Some parochial schools near the downtown meeting site had considered closing for the event. However, no Chicago Public Schools were closed for the event, not even those near the downtown site.Rogers Phil Schools Consider Closing for G8/NATO http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Schools-Consider-Closing-for-G8NATO-139519603.html 21 February 2012 NBCChicago 17 February 2012 Citizen journalism A range of groups was in the city to organize citizen journalism centers to provide independent media coverage of the summit. Alderman Rick Munoz had proposed legislation for the City Council that prohibits police from interfering with online media and cell phones during the event.Johnson Steven Ross Ald. Munoz' Plan To Protect Free Speech During G8, NATO Summits http://progressillinois.com/quick-hits/content/2012/02/15/ald-munoz-plan-protect-free-speech-during-g8-nato-summits 21 February 2012 Progress Illinois 15 February 2012 However, that legislation was not passed. Security Police forces thumb|Chicago mounted police, 2010 The summit was designated a National Special Security Event (NSSE) by the Department of Homeland Security. Final authority over law enforcement thus belonged to the Secret Service of the United States.CITY AND SISTER AGENCIES BEGIN TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR NATO/G8-RELATED EVENT http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/mayor/Press%20Room/Press%20Releases/2012/January/1.12.12NATOG8Permits.pdf Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago 27 January 2012 12 January 2012 The NSSE steering committee, which also included representatives from the Chicago Police Department and has 24 subcommittees, began meeting in October 2011.Police, Protesters Already Planning For G8/NATO Summits in May http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/police-protesters-already-planning-for-g8nato-summits-in-may/ 27 January 2012 CBS Chicago 16 November 2011 Local security forces were trained by an Illinois company, Controlled F.O.R.C.E., which specializes in subduing crowds if necessary.Padilla Anita Local Security Forces Get Special Training in Advance of G8, NATO Summits http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/g8-nato-summit-security-protesters-security-training-businesses-preparations-20120203 13 February 2012 My Fox Chicago 3 February 2012 Police are being trained in "Mechanical Advantage Control Holds", as well as the use of tasers.Instructor Development Training at 2012 NAFTO Conference http://www.controlledforce.com/news/0212_NAFTO-TrainingConference.html Controlled FORCE 13 February 2012 9 February 2012 4 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104014316/http://www.controlledforce.com/news/0212_NAFTO-TrainingConference.html dead The city signed a $193,461 contract for the procurement of new face shields that fit over gas masks; the shields were intended to protect police officers from liquids.Spielman Fran City buys face shields to protect cops from G-8 protesters http://www.suntimes.com/10622261-417/city-buys-face-shields-to-protect-cops-from-g-8-protesters.html 21 February 2012 Chicago Sun-Times 14 February 2012 17 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217025155/http://www.suntimes.com/10622261-417/city-buys-face-shields-to-protect-cops-from-g-8-protesters.html deadEmergency Request for SEER Face Shields http://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/dps/Emergency/2012Emergencies/02022012SuperSeerRetrofitandReplacementFaceShields.pdf 21 February 2012 Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department also prepared its mounted unit with riot gear: armor for horses along with "crowd control training".Spielman Fran Chicago Police horses will also get riot gear for NATO/G-8 summits http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/10766037-418/chicago-police-horses-will-also-get-riot-gear-for-natog-8-summits.html 21 February 2012 Chicago Sun-Times 21 February 2012 2 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102212056/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/10766037-418/chicago-police-horses-will-also-get-riot-gear-for-natog-8-summits.html dead New Chicago rules Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed and passed new ordinances. These ordinances are permanent, remaining in effect after the summits are over.Emanuel admits he erred on describing G8, NATO parade rules as temporary http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-emanuel-admits-he-erred-on-describing-g8-nato-parade-rules-as-temporary-20120103,0,771194.story 27 January 2012 Chicago Tribune 3 January 2012 Hal Dardick Kristen Mack The new measures include: Authorization for the mayor to purchase and deploy surveillance cameras throughout the city.ACLU of Illinois continues opposition to amended ordinances on demonstration rules, urges City Council to expand oversight of surveillance cameras 18 January 2012 http://www.aclu-il.org/aclu-of-illinois-continues-opposition-to-amended-ordinances-on-demonstration-rules-urges-city-council-to-expand-oversight-of-surveillance-cameras/ ACLU 27 January 2012 24 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120124170408/http://www.aclu-il.org/aclu-of-illinois-continues-opposition-to-amended-ordinances-on-demonstration-rules-urges-city-council-to-expand-oversight-of-surveillance-cameras/ deadHarcourt Bernard Outlawing dissent: Rahm Emanuel's new regime https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/19/outlawing-dissent-rahm-emanuel-new-regime 27 January 2012 The Guardian 19 January 2012 London Restrictions on public activity, including amplified sound and morning gatherings.Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel's G-8, NATO protest crackdown http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-chicago-aldermen-approve-emanuels-g8-nato-protest-crackdown-20120118,0,4766516.story 27 January 2012 Chicago Tribune 18 January 2012 Kristen Mack Hal Dardick Restrictions on parades, including the requirement to purchase an insurance policy worth $1 million and to register every sign or banner that will be held by more than one person.Kilkenny Allison Adbusters Calls for 50,000 Protesters to Meet at Chicago's G8 http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/12624/adbusters_calls_for_50000_protesters_to_meet_at_chicagos_g8/ 27 January 2012 In These Times 26 January 2012 29 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120129022353/http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/12624/adbusters_calls_for_50000_protesters_to_meet_at_chicagos_g8 dead Allow the Chicago Police Superintendent to deputize many different types of law enforcement personnel other than the Chicago Police Department if this becomes necessary. These new ordinances drew protests from the ACLU, Amnesty International, and the Occupy Movement (particularly Occupy Chicago).December 2020 Some local business owners have asked for more retail security during the summit.Fran Spielman Business leader asks for more retail security during NATO and G-8 summits http://www.suntimes.com/10207824-417/official-up-retail-security-at-nato-and-g-8-summits.html 13 February 2012 Chicago Sun-Times 25 January 2012 5 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120205035938/http://www.suntimes.com/10207824-417/official-up-retail-security-at-nato-and-g-8-summits.html dead HR 347 HR 347, a federal law also known as the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act, was also modified at this time—essentially a Washington, DC update on an already existing law. The law already protected those under the Secret Service's protection, except in Washington, DC where these protections fell under the local law for trespassing. The Secret Service requested the change because it was not a federal violation to jump the White House fence and run across the lawn, but the modification now makes it a federal violation.Gabbatt Adam Nato summit in Chicago and G8 at Camp David – live build-up Tuesday 15 May https://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2012/may/15/nato-chicago-summit-g8-camp-david#block-7 16 May 2012 The Guardian 15 May 2012 London Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, contends the modification can somehow be used against protesters and has argued that this law only plays a small part in a larger campaign against free speech.Lennard Natasha Inside that new anti-Occupy bill http://www.salon.com/2012/03/07/the_inside_scoop_on_hr_347/ 16 May 2012 Salon 7 March 2012 Summit costs The city of Chicago presented on 29 June 2012 a bill for nearly $15.6 million in expenses for the May NATO summit – in part to one of its own agencies – and said more bills are coming. In a series of letters, the city formally requested that units of the state and federal governments and World Business Chicago, the public/private group that served as the summit host committee, reimburse it for $15,578,267.33 in expenses. Almost all of that was for the police department, which wracked up millions of dollars in overtime, training and related costs. The city seeks payment of $14.6 million for police services. The remainder of the bill, a little less than $1 million, is for fire department services.Hinz Greg City presents first bill for NATO costs: $15.6 million http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120629/BLOGS02/120629741 8 July 2012 Chicago Business 29 June 2012Chicago police racked up $15M in overtime costs for NATO work http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-nato-police-overtime-630-20120630,0,942758.story 8 July 2012 Chicago Tribune 30 June 2012 David Heinzmann and Jeff Coen https://web.archive.org/web/20120707014306/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-nato-police-overtime-630-20120630,0,942758.story 7 July 2012 dead Sarah Hamilton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's communications director, described the bill as "our first reimbursement request," with more to come. "We will make others and plan to have all reimbursements submitted within the month," she said in an email, but added that the 29 June bill represent most of what eventually will be requested. Member states leaders and other dignitaries in attendance 30em Albania – Prime Minister Sali Berisha Belgium – Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo Bulgaria – President Rosen Plevneliev Canada – Prime Minister Stephen Harper Croatia – President Ivo Josipović Czech Republic – Prime Minister Petr Nečas Denmark – Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Estonia – Prime Minister Andrus Ansip France – President François Hollande Germany – Chancellor Angela Merkel Greece – Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Iceland – Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Italy – Prime Minister Mario Monti Latvia – President Andris Bērziņš Lithuania – President Dalia Grybauskaitė Luxembourg – Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Netherlands – Prime Minister Mark Rutte Norway – Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Poland – President Bronisław Komorowski Portugal – Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho Romania – President Traian Băsescu Slovakia – President Ivan Gašparovič Slovenia – Prime Minister Janez Janša Spain – Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Turkey – President Abdullah Gül United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron United States – President Barack Obama NATO – Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Non-member states and organisations Afghanistan 2013 Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai Armenia – President Serzh Sargsyan Australia – Prime Minister Julia Gillard Austria – President Heinz Fischer Azerbaijan – President Ilham Aliyev Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović Cyprus – President Demetris Christofias Finland – President Sauli Niinistö Georgia – President Mikheil Saakashvili Ireland – Taoiseach Enda Kenny Macedonia – Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Malta – Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi Moldova – President Nicolae Timofti Montenegro – President Filip Vujanović Pakistan – President Asif Ali Zardari Serbia – President Tomislav Nikolić Sweden – Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Switzerland – Federal Council Ueli Maurer Ukraine – President Viktor Yanukovych European Union – President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy European Union – President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso References External links NATO Chicago Summit 2012 Chicago NATO Summit 2012 Declaration NatoProtest.org, protest website Full news coverage https://web.archive.org/web/20121206055550/http://www.nato.int/docu/review/Topics/EN/NATO-summit.htm 6 December 2012 at NATO Review Full news coverage at Chicago Tonight, PBS WTTW11 Full news coverage at Chicago ABC7 Full news coverage https://web.archive.org/web/20120525103408/http://chicago.cbslocal.com/category/other/nato-summit/ 25 May 2012 at Chicago CBS2 Full news coverage at Chicago CW9 Full news coverage https://web.archive.org/web/20120519050955/http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/NATO-in-Chicago-146019005.html 19 May 2012 at Chicago NBC5 Full news coverage https://web.archive.org/web/20120414195606/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ArticleArchives?tag=NATO%20summit 14 April 2012 at the Chicago Reader Full news coverage at the Chicago Sun-Times Full news coverage at the Chicago Tribune Full news coverage at the Chicago Independent Media Center Chicago NATO Summit: How to Participate, Or Just Follow Along From Your Computer https://web.archive.org/web/20120523172418/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/May-2012/Chicago-NATO-Summit-How-to-Participate-Or-Just-Follow-Along-From-Your-Computer/ 23 May 2012 , Whet Moser, Chicago Magazine, 17 May 2012 ChicagoStories.org Summit Help, help desk, FAQ, briefing papers and source lists for journalists from Community Media Workshop and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Chicago Summit Category:NATO summits Category:2012 in international relations Category:Diplomatic conferences in the United States Category:2012 in Chicago Chicago NATO summit Category:May 2012 in the United States Category:Events at McCormick Place Category:Foreign policy of the Obama administration