2014 Wales NATO summit

International meeting in Newport, Wales September 2017 December 2019 NATO Summit Wales 2014 2014 Newport Summit 2014 Newport summit.jpg Logo of the 2014 Wales Summit United Kingdom Celtic Manor, Newport Newport, Cardiff 4–5 September 2014 NATO Summit Wales 2014 thumb|250px|The Celtic Manor Resort, where the meeting was held The 2014 Wales Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the summit of the heads of state and heads of government of the NATO countries, held in Newport, Wales on 4 and 5 September 2014. Such summits are sporadically held and allow leaders and officials from NATO Allies to discuss current issues of mutual concern and to plan strategic activities. The 2014 summit has been described by US Navy Admiral James G. Stavridis as the most important since the fall of the Berlin Wall.Hjelmgaard Kim 31 August 2014 NATO summit 'most important' since fall of Berlin Wall USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/31/nato-summit-heads-of-state-newport-wales/14524803/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20140901064142/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/31/nato-summit-heads-of-state-newport-wales/14524803/ 1 September 2014 9 December 2015 Background The summit was hosted by British prime minister David Cameron. Attendees included Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, US president Barack Obama, German chancellor Angela Merkel, French president François Hollande, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi and Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy. thumb|US secretary of defense Chuck Hagel, walking in the grounds of the Celtic Manor Resort There were another 180 VIPs, and 4,000 delegates and officials from approximately 60 countries. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-28978645 Nato Wales 2014: Newport summit in numbers BBC News 29 August 2014 30 August 2014 The official logo for the summit included a panel with four quadrants, each bearing a stylised symbol of Newport or Wales: a Celtic knot, the Welsh Dragon, Newport Transporter Bridge and a Welsh castle.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28012633 Nato summit logo features Newport's Transporter Bridge – BBC News BBC News 25 June 2014 9 December 2015 The entrance to the venue was fronted by a full-scale replica of a Eurofighter Typhoon.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29042106 Final preparations for Nato summit in Newport – BBC News BBC News 3 September 2014 7 February 2016http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/typhoon-fighter-jet-stands-at-the-front-of-the-celtic-manor-news-photo/454596224 Summit Wales 2014 – Day 1 Getty Images 4 September 2014 7 February 2016 Agenda 250px|right|thumb|NATO Foreign Ministers' dinner, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, 4 September 2014 World leaders met at the Celtic Manor, and informally at other locales in and around Cardiff. They discussed ongoing events in the world, such as terrorism, cyberwarfare, and other areas of national security interest to the member states. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko had a joint discussion with EU big four leaders and US president Barack Obama before the official start of the Summit, to discuss the crisis with Russia.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/world/poroshenko-to-brief-world/1345364.html Poroshenko to brief world leaders before NATO summit Channel NewsAsia 4 September 2014 8 September 2014http://www.teletica.com/m/noticias/64296-Obama-Cameron-Merkel-Hollande-y-Renzi-se-reuniran-con-presidente-de-Ucrania.note.aspx Obama, Cameron, Merkel, Hollande y Renzi se reunirán con presidente de Ucrania – Noticias | TeleticaMovil teletica.com 12 September 2014http://www.internazionale.it/news/ucraina/2014/09/04/renzi-arriva-al-vertice-nato-summit-g5-su-ucraina-apre-incontri/ Ucraina. Renzi arriva al vertice Nato, summit G5 su Ucraina apre incontri Internazionale it Rome 4 September 2014 Outcomes thumb|Petro Poroshenko and NATO Quint leaders (Hollande, Obama, Cameron, Renzi and Merkel) discussing the crisis with Russia The following declarations and agreements were made at the Summit: Wales Summit DeclarationNorth Atlantic Alliance 5 September 2015 Wales Summit Declaration Meeting of the North Atlantic Council, 4–5 September 2014 Government Digital Service https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/351406/Wales_Summit_Declaration.pdf 7 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621015842/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/351406/Wales_Summit_Declaration.pdf 21 June 2015 Framework Nation Concept (FNC)https://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/comments/2017C35_glt_zapfe.pdf September 2017 Ambitious Framework Nation: Germany in NATO - Bundeswehr Capability Planning and the "Framework Nations Concept" Rainer L. Glatz Martin Zapfe Defence Studies 10.1080/14702436.2017.1307690 British and German initiatives for defence cooperation: The Joint Expeditionary Force and the Framework Nations Concept 2017 Saxi Håkon Lunde 17 2 171–197 157450274 The framework nation: can Germany lead on security? Robin Allers International Affairs 26 April 2024 92 5 1167–1187 10.1111/1468-2346.12702 http://www.jstor.org/stable/45238094 45238094 subscription https://www.csis.org/analysis/indispensable-natos-framework-nations-concept-beyond-madrid Indispensable: NATO's Framework Nations Concept beyond Madrid 27 June 2022 Monaghan Sean Arnold Ed July 2022 Specialising in European defence To choose or not to choose? Dick Zandee https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/specialising-in-european-defence.pdfhttps://www.swp-berlin.org/publications/products/comments/2014C52_mjr_mlg.pdf December 2014 The Framework Nations Concept Germany's Contribution to a Capable European Defence Claudia Major Christian Mölling FNC/UK - see Joint Expeditionary Force FNC/DE - German-led FNC on:PALOWSKI JAKUB Germany will be a NATO "framework nation" which is to cooperate with Poland in the area of anti-missile defence https://defence24.com/germany-will-be-a-nato-framework-nation-which-is-to-cooperate-with-poland-in-the-area-of-anti-missile-defence Defence24.com 9 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20211016171326/https://defence24.com/germany-will-be-a-nato-framework-nation-which-is-to-cooperate-with-poland-in-the-area-of-anti-missile-defence#google_vignette 16 October 2021 Deployable Headquarters Joint Fires Air and Missile Defence Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance FNC/IT - Italian-led FNC on stabilization operationsPossibilities and Challenges to the Creation of a Cooperative European Defence System Francesco Pettinari https://finabel.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/FFT_Possibilities_and_Challenges_to_the_Creation_of_a_Cooperative_European_Defence_System_Web.pdfhttps://www.foi.se/rest-api/report/FOI-R--4672--SEhttps://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/CSSAnalyse218-EN.pdf NATO Readiness Action Plan NATO Security Capacity Building Initiativehttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_132756.htm Defence and Related Security Capacity Building Initiative NATO Armed Forces Declarationhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nato-summit-2014-armed-forces-declaration NATO Summit 2014: Armed Forces Declaration – Publications Government of the United Kingdom 12 September 2014 Joint Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commissionhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nato-summit-2014-joint-statement-of-the-nato-ukraine-commission NATO Summit 2014: Joint Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission – Publications Government of the United Kingdom 12 September 2014 Declaration on Afghanistanhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wales-summit-declaration-on-afghanistan Wales Summit Declaration on Afghanistan – Publications Government of the United Kingdom 12 September 2014 The Wales Declaration on the Transatlantic Bondhttp://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_112985.htm The Wales Declaration on the Transatlantic Bond NATO Russia and Ukraine NATO–Russia relations Ukraine–NATO relations Immediately prior to the summit on 3 September 2014 French president François Hollande announced the postponement of delivery of the first Mistral-class amphibious assault ship which had been sold to Russia, a ship provisionally named Russian ship Vladivostok 2013 2, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.de la Baume Maïa Gladstone Rick France Postpones Delivery of Warship to Russia https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/world/europe/france-russia-warships.html The New York Times Company 3 September 2014Ukraine crisis: France halts warship delivery to Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29052599 BBC 3 September 2014 At the end of the summit Ukrainian president Poroshenko announced the Minsk Protocol, a ceasefire which had been agreed with the separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko under terms proposed by Russian president Vladimir Putin. The protocol was cautiously welcomed by NATO leaders.MacAskill Ewen Walker Shaun https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/04/ukraine-nato-ceasefire-leaders-welcome-putin-poroshenko Nato leaders cautiously welcome Ukraine ceasefire agreement The Guardian 4 September 2014 8 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904212141/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/04/ukraine-nato-ceasefire-leaders-welcome-putin-poroshenko 4 September 2014 live On 12 September 2014 the EU announced a much wider expansion of its sanctions programme over the Russian involvement in the war in Ukraine.UPDATE 1-EU raises pressure on Moscow with tougher sanctions https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-eu-sanctions-idUKL5N0RD1KM20140912 Reuters 12 September 2014 On 12 September a communiqué of the US Treasury announced a sweeping ban on the Russian defense sector.Announcement of Expanded Treasury Sanctions within the Russian Financial Services, Energy and Defense or Related Materiel Sectors https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl2629 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 12 September 2014 Wales Pledge For the first time, the Allies formally pledged to aim to move towards what had previously been an informal guideline based on Article 3 of spending 2% of their gross domestic products on defense, and 20% of that on new equipment.Techau Jan The Politics of 2 Percent: NATO and the Security Vacuum in Europe http://carnegieeurope.eu/2015/09/02/politics-of-2-percent-nato-and-security-vacuum-in-europe-pub-61139 2 September 2015 Carnegie Europe "A month before [the alliance's summit in Riga in 2006], Victoria Nuland, then the U.S. ambassador to NATO, called the 2 percent metric the "unofficial floor" on defense spending in NATO. But never had all governments of NATO's 28 nations officially embraced it at the highest possible political level—a summit declaration." 11 July 2018 For countries which spend less than 2% they agreed upon that these countries "aim to move towards the 2% guideline within a decade". This pledge was the brainchild of US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel. In 2015, five of its 28 members met that goal.Military Spending by NATO Members https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/02/daily-chart-11 16 February 2017 The Economist 4 March 2017Bendavid Naftali Just Five of 28 NATO Members Meet Defense Spending Goal, Report Says https://www.wsj.com/articles/nato-calls-for-rise-in-defence-spending-by-alliance-members-1434978193 22 June 2015 The Wall Street Journal 4 March 2017Ivana Kottasova These NATO Countries are Not Spending Their Fair Share on Defense https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/08/news/nato-summit-spending-countries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160709141129/http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/08/news/nato-summit-spending-countries/ dead 9 July 2016 8 July 2016 CNNMoney 4 March 2017 In the aftermath of the pledge, defense spending increased among NATO members.Becker Jordan 2024 Pledge and Forget? Testing the Effects of NATO's Wales Pledge on Defense Investment https://doi.org/10.1093/isp/ekad027 International Studies Perspectives 25 4 490–517 10.1093/isp/ekad027 1528-3577 subscription At the beginning of 2018, eight of the 29 members either were meeting the target or were close to it; six others had laid out plans to reach the target by 2024 as promised; and Norway and Denmark had unveiled plans to substantially boost defense spending (including Norway's planned purchase 52 new F-35 fighter jets).Gramer Robbie Ahead of NATO Summit, U.S. President Exhorts Allies to Pay Up https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/27/ahead-of-nato-summit-u-s-president-exhorts-allies-to-pay-up-transatlantic-alliance-trump-brussels-summit-letter-to-allies-burden-sharing-two-percent-defense-spending/ 12 July 2018 Foreign Policy magazine 27 June 2018 Support for Military Intervention Against ISIL International_military_intervention_against_the_Islamic_State#US-led_coalitions On 5 September 2014, the U.S., Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, agreed to support anti-ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria with supplies and air support.‘U.S. Forms Anti-ISIS Coalition at NATO Summit’ https://web.archive.org/web/20181012154609/http://time.com/3273185/isis-us-nato/ 12 October 2018 . Time, 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015. Joint Expeditionary Force (FNC/UK) On the initiative of the UK, the multinational Joint Expeditionary Force was officially launched with a Letter of Intent at and peripheral to the Summit.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-partners-sign-joint-expeditionary-force-agreement International partners sign Joint Expeditionary Force agreement 5 September 2014 GOV.UK It was subsumed under the new "Framework Nations Concept" rubric.https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/nato-s-framework-nations-capabilities-for-an-unpredictable-world/ NATO's Framework Nations: Capabilities for an Unpredictable World 17 April 2014 https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NATOs_Framework_Nations.pdf Germany, the UK and Italy were to act as framework nations for groups of Allies coming together to work multi-nationally for the joint development of forces and capabilities required by NATO.https://css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/763c5010-0aa5-4836-913c-c175654bec7f News Article 30 September 2020 13 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200930102532/https://css.ethz.ch/en/services/digital-library/articles/article.html/763c5010-0aa5-4836-913c-c175654bec7f dead December 2019 Dick Zandee Another solution with added value? The European Intervention Initiative as a new kid on the block of multinational defence cooperation https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/Policy_Brief_The_European_Intervention_Initiative_Dec_2019.pdf Criticism A retired German politician, Walther Stützle de, former defense Parliamentary Secretary of State (until 2002) in the SPD's First Schröder cabinet and former head of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (until 1991), criticized the summit agenda for its focus on military details and not political perspectives. Stützle said that the Russian Federation was not a military threat to NATO but criticized that new NATO members' policies were not détente and negotiation with the Russian Federation.Stützle Walther Friedbert Meurer Die NATO wird nicht bedroht NATO is not threatened de deutschlandfunk.de Deutschlandfunk Köln, DE 4 September 2014 http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/russland-die-nato-wird-nicht-bedroht.694.de.html?dram:article_id=296560 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905130947/http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/russland-die-nato-wird-nicht-bedroht.694.de.html?dram%3Aarticle_id=296560 5 September 2014 live Protestors and security detail thumb|Cardiff Castle during the summit, showing NATO flags and the "ring of steel". In both Newport and Cardiff, road closures and security measures, starting weeks in advance of the summit, created widespread disruption. 13 mi km In of security fencing, 2.7 m ft 0 on high, was erected around the Newport hotel venue and 10 mi of fencing put up around Cardiff city centre. Businesses in the vicinity of security fencing in Cardiff reported a drop in trade by up to a third. This fencing was based on and expanded, the 'National Barrier Asset' which is held in reserve for similar events. Security included around 9,500 specially trained police officers patrolling the streets of the two cities, military helicopters including US Osprey V22s and the Royal Navy's new £1bn Type 45 destroyer Duncan D37 6 stationed in Cardiff Bay.Paul Rowland http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/nato-summit-2014-main-security-7708659 Nato Summit 2014: The main security measures in Newport and Cardiff Wales Online 2 September 2014 8 September 2014 thumb|Anti-NATO protests in central Cardiff Protests, demonstrations, and marches took place in Newport and Cardiff involving several hundred people, though the turnout was much lower than predicted.Four arrests at anti-Nato protest in Cardiff https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29070324 BBC News 5 September 2014 6 September 2014 Leaders and other dignitaries in attendance Member states Albania Albania – Prime Minister Edi Rama Belgium Belgium – Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo Bulgaria Bulgaria – President Rosen Plevneliev Canada Canada – Prime Minister Stephen Harper Croatia Croatia – President Ivo Josipović Czech Republic Czech Republic – President Miloš Zeman Denmark Denmark – Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Estonia Estonia – Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas France France – President François Hollande Germany Germany – Chancellor Angela Merkel Greece Greece – Prime Minister Antonis Samaras Hungary Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Iceland Iceland – Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Italy Italy – Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Latvia Latvia – President Andris Bērziņš Lithuania Lithuania – President Dalia Grybauskaitė Luxembourg Luxembourg – Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Netherlands Netherlands – Prime Minister Mark Rutte Norway Norway – Prime Minister Erna Solberg Poland Poland – President Bronisław Komorowski Portugal Portugal – Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho Romania Romania – President Traian Băsescu Slovakia Slovakia – President Andrej Kiska Slovenia Slovenia – Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek Spain Spain – Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Turkey Turkey – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan United Kingdom United Kingdom – Prime Minister David Cameron United States United States – President Barack Obama NATO NATO – Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Non-member states and organisations Armenia Armenia – President Serzh Sargsyan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan – President Ilham Aliyev European Union European Union – Commission President José Manuel Barroso European Union European Union – Council President Herman Van Rompuy European Union European Union – High Representative Baroness Ashton Finland Finland – President Sauli NiinistöGeorgia Georgia – President Giorgi Margvelashvili Ireland Ireland – Minister for Defence Simon Coveney Jordan Jordan – King Abdullah II of Jordan Ukraine Ukraine – President Petro Poroshenko Serbia Serbia – Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić Switzerland Switzerland – President Didier Burkhalter NATO Foreign ministers Albania Albania – Minister of Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati Belgium Belgium – Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders Bulgaria Bulgaria – Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov France France – Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius Germany Germany – Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Italy Italy – Foreign Minister Federica Mogherinihttp://www.agenparl.com/?p=86749 https://web.archive.org/web/20140907004312/http://www.agenparl.com/?p=86749 usurped 7 September 2014 Vertice NATO: Matteo Renzi e Ministro Mogherini Arrivati in Galles agenparl.com 12 September 2014 Norway Norway – Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende Spain Spain – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Manuel García-Margallo United Kingdom United Kingdom – Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond United States United States – Secretary of State John Kerry See also Article 3 of the North Atlantic Treaty References 35em http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/nato-summit-2014-road-closures-7580267 Nato Summit 2014: Road closures and disruption in Cardiff city centre Wales Online David Deans 7 August 2014 1 September 2014 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/nato-summit-2014-businesses-close-7686763 Nato Summit 2014: Businesses near Cardiff Ring of Steel claim trade has dropped by a third since fence was erected Wales Online Jessica Atwell 28 August 2014 1 September 2014 External links NATO Summit Wales 2014 2014 NATO Summit Media information Łukasz Kulesa (www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org): NATO at a Crossroads – Again: Recommendations for the Newport Summit, PDF (14 p.) 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