The Annual Report for 2020 covers NATO’s work and achievements throughout the year, including NATO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its efforts to ensure the health crisis did not become a security crisis, and the NATO 2030 initiative to future-proof the Alliance.
In 2020, NATO worked to help save lives and keep its people safe. It supported the civilian response to the pandemic. At the same time, it continued to deter aggression, defend all Allies against any threat, and project stability beyond NATO’s borders. Under the NATO 2030 initiative, work has been ongoing to make NATO even stronger in an unpredictable world. In December 2020, the independent expert group, appointed by the Secretary General, presented its recommendations for NATO 2030.
The Annual Report includes the results of new polls on the public perception of the Alliance. These show that, in a year of upheaval, overall support for the NATO Alliance, the transatlantic bond and collective defence remains strong.
The Report also includes the details of estimated 2020 national defence expenditures for all 30 NATO Allies.
The full Report is now available online.
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