Crisis management
A fundamental security task
Crisis management is one of NATO's fundamental security tasks. It can involve both military and non-military measures to respond to a threat, be it in a national or an international situation.
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A crisis can be political, military or humanitarian and can be caused by political or armed conflict, technological incidents or natural disasters. Crisis management consists of the different means of dealing with these different forms of crises.
What does it mean in practice?
The way of dealing with a crisis depends on its nature, scale and seriousness. In some cases, crises can be prevented through diplomacy or other measures while others require more robust measures such as military action. Depending on the nature of the crisis, different types of crisis management operations may be required.
More...How did the policy evolve?
Broadly speaking, NATO has had the capacity to deal with Article 5, collective defence, and disaster relief operations for a long time. Only at a later stage, during the 1990s, did it become involved in non-Article 5 operations, i.e., those that are mainly conducted in non-NATO member countries to prevent a conflict from spreading and destabilising member or partner countries.
More...Which bodies have a central role?
When a crisis occurs, no decisions on planning, deployment or employment of military forces are taken without political authorisation. Decisions are taken by the governments of each NATO member country collectively and may include political or military measures, as well as measures to deal with civil emergencies, depending on the nature of the crisis.
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