"Energy security: operational highlights" No 5

In the fifth number of "Energy Security: Operational highlights" you will find information about:

NATO and Energy Security: Current Achievements and Future Challenges.

In a strategic environment which is increasingly shaped by the forces of globalization, the Alliance needs to be prepared for a wide range of challenges that have little in common with traditional notions of security.

Security  and  energy  efficiency,  a  smart  energy  for  a  smart  defence: examples taken from France.

The changing world of energy through the impact on defence demands adequate responses from policy makers. Innovative energy efficiency measures undertaken by French ministry of Defence serve as excel- lent examples of integration of energy efficiency and security into military and development of environ- mentally friendly and efficient military capabilities.

What energy security implications for air transport operations? 

NATO operational Level of Ambition and the generation of the NATO Response Force (NRF) require the extended use of strategic heavy airlift capabilities. However, this key capability remains expensive and fuel-hungry. What are the options to address this issue in the nearest term?