ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE ALLIANCE

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NATO is articulated in 3 different branches:
The civilian structure: is composed by all politicians, counselors and scientists that give shape to the commandment center and decision-making and crisis-management departments of the organization. Their goal is the promotion of democratic values and cooperation among all members states, and to build trust so that conflicts may be prevented and global peace maintained. Also, to guarantee the freedom and security of the every day to day lives of the population of all its members.

The militar structure: is the one responsible for the development of defence plans and intervention strategies on the armed conflicts that the Organization sees fit to be involved in, if diplomatic efforts were to fail to peacefully solve the situation. It has to coordinate the forces and assets of all different members and be able to evaluate how to proceed in said conflicts in the best way possible to achieve the most satisfactory results in each case.

Organizations and agencies: their job is to assist the different parts and departments of the Alliance in doing their job and taking its decisions with the most information possible being taken into consideration. Such agencies could be, among others, the research stations operated by NATO, communication offices and education and training programmes. NATO Centers of Excellence represent a huge portion of these, and they are nationally or multinationally funded entities which offer recognised expertise and experience to the benefit of the Alliance, while not strictly forming part its Command Structure (NCS), but forming part of the wider supporting NATO Command Arrangements (NCA) instead.

All member nations are represented on the North Atlantic Council by its Ambassador or Permanent Representative and its delegation composed of several advisers and officials who represent their country on NATO committees. The Council can also meet, from time to time, with the Heads of State, Heads of Government, or Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Defence of each country. Partner countries are represented by Heads of Diplomatic Missions or Liaison Offices located at the NATO Headquarters instead.
The NATO Secretary General is the one responsible for steering the process of consultation and decision-making in the Alliance and ensuring that decisions are implemented. The Secretary General is also NATO’s top spokesperson and the chief of the Organization’s International Staff. The current NATO Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg (Norway).
Finally, the members of the Military Committee (called Chiefs of Staff) are represented at NATO Headquarters by senior officers acting as Military Representatives, each supported by its own team of national staff. The current Director General of the International Military Staff is Lieutenant General Jan Broeks (Netherlands).

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