PARTNERSHIP ACTION

PLAN AGAINST
TERRORISM AND
PERSPECTIVES OF
NATO POLICY
 The fight against terrorism
 The fight against terrorism is high on NATO’s
agenda. At the Riga Summit in 2006 NATO
declared that terrorism, together with the
spread of weapons of mass destruction, are
likely to be the principal threats to the Alliance
over the next 10 to 15 years. By contributing to
the international community’s efforts to
combat terrorism, NATO helps ensure that
citizens can go about their daily lives safely,
free from the threat of indiscriminate acts of
terror.
 Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism

On 12 September 2001, the Member States of the Euro-Atlantic

Partnership Council (EAPC) condemned unconditionally the
terrorist attacks on the United States of America on 11
September 2001, and pledged to undertake all efforts to
combat the scourge of terrorism.
Building on this commitment, member States of the Euro Atlantic
Partnership Council (hereinafter referred to as EAPC States)
hereby endorse this Partnership Action Plan against
Terrorism which was adopted at the Prague Summit in
November 2002 with a view to fulfilling their obligations
under international law with respect to combating terrorism,
mindful that the struggle against terrorism requires joint and
comprehensive efforts of the international community, and
resolved to contribute effectively to these efforts building on
their successful co-operation to date in the EAPC framework.
 The principal Objectives:
 Reconfirm the determination of EAPC States to create an environment
unfavorable to the development and expansion of terrorism, building on
their shared democratic values, and to assist each other and others in this
endeavour.
 Underscore the determination of EAPC States to act against terrorism in
all its forms and manifestations and their willingness to co-operate in
preventing and defending against terrorist attacks and dealing with their
consequences.
 Provide interested Partners with increased opportunities for contributing
to and supporting, consistent with the specific character of their security
and defence policies, NATO's efforts in the fight against terrorism.
 Promote and facilitate co-operation among the EAPC States in the fight
against terrorism, through political consultation, and practical
programmes under EAPC and the Partnership for Peace.
 Upon request, provide assistance to EAPC States in dealing with the risks
and consequences of terrorist attacks, including on their economic and
other critical infrastructure.
 The action plan includes:
 1. Intensify Consultations and
Information Sharing:
a) Political consultations. 
b) Information sharing. 
c) Armaments information sharing. 
d) Scientific Co-operation in identifying and
mitigating new threats and challenges to
security. 
e) Civil Emergency Planning. 
  2. Enhance Preparedness for
Combating Terrorism:
a) Defence and security sector reform. 
b) Force planning. 
c) Air Defence and Air Traffic Management. 
d) Information exchange about forces. 
e) Training and exercises. 
f) Armaments co-operation. 
g) Logistics co-operation. 
  3. Impede Support for Terrorist
Groups:
a) Border control. 
b) Economic dimension. 
c) Arms Control. 
d) Small Arms and Light Weapons. 
  4. . Enhance Capabilities to
Contribute to Consequence
Management
a) WMD-related terrorism. 
b) Enhance co-operation in Civil-Emergency
Planning .
c) Military contribution to consequence
management. 
d) Co-operation in non-classified scientific
activities for reducing the impact of terrorism. 
e) Co-operation in equipment development and
procurement. 
 5. Assistance to Partners’ efforts
against terrorism:

a) Use of the Political Military Steering

Committee (PMSC) Clearing House
mechanism.
b) Establish/contribute to PfP Trust Funds. 
c) Mentoring programmes. 
The Alliance contributes a range of assets to the international
community in the fight against terrorism:

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 Anti-terrorism operations:
 1. Operation Active Endeavour:
Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) is a maritime
surveillance operation led by NATO’s naval forces to
undertake anti-terrorist patrol, escort and compliant
boarding in the Mediterranean. Initially limited to the
Eastern Mediterranean, OAE was extended to the
entire Mediterranean from March 2004.
The operation was one of eight measures taken by NATO
to support the United States following the September
11 attacks, and is currently NATO’s only counter-
terrorism operation. OAE is also open to partners
wishing to support NATO’s operational activities
against terrorism.
  2. NATO in Afghanistan

Since August 2003, NATO has been leading the

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), in
assisting the Government of Afghanistan in expanding
its authority and implementing security, thereby,
helping to remove the conditions in which terrorism
could thrive. While not a counter-terrorism operation,
ISAF represents
NATO’s determination to help the people of Afghanistan
build a stable, secure and democratic state free from the
threat of terrorism. In addition, many NATO Allies have
forces involved in Operation Enduring Freedom, the
ongoing US-led military counter-terrorism operation
whose major activities are in Afghanistan.
  3. NATO in the Balkans

NATO peacekeeping forces in the Balkans

continue to help in creating the conditions
necessary to restrict potential terrorist
activities. Such assistance includes support for
stopping the illegal movement of people, arms
and drugs that offer important economic
sources for the financing of terrorism. NATO
forces also work with regional authorities on
border security issues.
  4. Securing major public events
 NATO also provides assistance in protecting the security of major
public events in Allied countries that might attract the interest of
terrorists. It does this at the request of any member country by
deploying NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft
(AWACS), elements of NATO’s multinational chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear defence battalion, or other capabilities. The
Alliance has thus assisted high-visibility events such as Summits and
Ministerial meetings, as well as sporting events such as the Athens
Olympic Games.
 NATO started to undertake this type of mission after it had provided air
surveillance to the United States in 2001 as part of the package of eight
measures agreed immediately after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Operation Eagle Assist involved the deployment of NATO AWACS
aircraft to the United States from mid-October 2001 to mid-May 2002 to
protect the US homeland and enable US assets to be deployed for its
campaign in Afghanistan.
 Innovative technology and capabilities that address the threat

1. The Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work:

 Large aircraft survivability against man-portable air defence systems
(MANPADS); 
 The protection of harbours and ports;
 The protection of helicopters from Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs);
 Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs);
 Detection, protection and defeat of chemical, biological, radiological, and
nuclear (CBRN) weapons;
 Technology for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Target
Acquisition of terrorists (IRSTA);
 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Consequence Management;
 Defence against mortar attacks (DAMA);
 Critical infrastructure protection (CIP); 
 Developing non-lethal capabilities (NLC).
 Upon the successful delivery of precision air-drop technologies, the
objectives of this initiative were achieved in 2008.
2. Initiatives to counter chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear (CBRN)
3. Cyber defence
4. Improved intelligence-sharing
5. The Economic and Financial Dimension of
Terrorism
6. Science cooperation
7. Deepening relations to combat terrorism
8. Creating new links
9. Increasing cooperation with other
international organizations
10. Working with aviation authorities
 How does cooperation work in practice?

 The PAP-T is a key element in the Partnership for

Peace (PfP) programme. It has also been offered to
countries that participate in NATO’s Mediterranean
Dialogue and other interested countries, on a case-by-
case basis. Participating countries agree on the level
of their participation individually with NATO.
 The Action Plan facilitates greater intelligence sharing
and cooperation in areas such as border security,
terrorism-related training and exercises, the
development of capabilities for defence against
terrorist attack and for managing the consequences of
such an attack.
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Council is currently
planning major
international
campaigns, for the
release of 5 Cuban spies
currently held in US
prisons and against the
main enemy of
communism in Europe,
the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
(NATO).