| − | Through working with the Middle Eastern countries, NATO hopes to further cooperation in counter-terrorism military operations. Through ICI, they work to expand intelligence sharing and fighting against [[proliferation]], and delivery of weapons of mass destruction. Because of the global threats that terrorism offers, NATO officials state that the Middle East can no longer be ignored. Chris Donnell, former adviser to four of NATO’s Secretaries Generals, stated, | + | Through working with the Middle Eastern countries, NATO hopes to further cooperation in counter-terrorism military operations. Through ICI, they work to expand [[intelligence sharing]] and fighting against [[proliferation]], and delivery of weapons of mass destruction. Because of the global threats that terrorism offers, NATO officials state that the Middle East can no longer be ignored. Chris Donnell, former adviser to four of NATO’s Secretaries Generals, stated, |
| | "Whereas a decade ago NATO’s prime security concern was the stabilization and transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, today it is addressing problems coming from or passing through countries of the “Greater Middle East”"<ref>http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2004/issue1/english/art3.html</ref> | | "Whereas a decade ago NATO’s prime security concern was the stabilization and transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, today it is addressing problems coming from or passing through countries of the “Greater Middle East”"<ref>http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2004/issue1/english/art3.html</ref> |