Symposium in Vienna: "Current Security Challenges for Europe: NATO, its Partners and the Warsaw Summit"

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: June 16, 2016; 15:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

The upcoming summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Warsaw from 8th to 9th July 2016 sees the organization facing numerous challenges. The withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan and rising tensions in the European area – from the conflict in Ukraine to the migration crisis, effected the question of the role of NATO’s Partnership for Peace under the new circumstances. A conference in Vienna with the working title "Current Security Challenges for Europe: NATO, its Partners and the Warsaw Summit" intends to discuss these and other pertinent issues.

Current Security Challenges for Europe: NATO, its Partners and the Warsaw Summit / Picture: © NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The upcoming summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Warsaw from 8th to 9th July 2016 sees the organization facing numerous challenges.

The withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan has resulted in the reduction of importance of participating in international peace operations for NATO.

At the same time, rising tensions in the European area – from…