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Since 1958, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has funded a programme of scientific activities with the aim of promoting conditions of stability and well-being. Under its current title of Science for Peace and Security, the programme has evolved from being entirely science-driven to having a closely-defined link with security in a broad sense. This paper traces this evolution and places the present Advanced Research Workshop in its evolutionary context, particularly in relation to the environmental security theme of the Workshop. The observations in the paper are addressed mainly to the scientific community and draw on the author’s experience of the programme in a variety of roles.
The views expressed are made entirely from a personal standpoint and do not in any way represent the policies or views of NATO.
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McQuaid, J. (2013). Observations on the Evolution of NATO’s Science Programme. In: Berkman, P., Vylegzhanin, A. (eds) Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4713-5_13
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