1. EFFECTIVE COOPERATION: THE BEDROCK OF ANY SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
EFFECTIVE COOPERATION: THE BEDROCK OF ANY SECURITY ARCHITECTURE by Admiral(ret) P.Chinofotis CHOD Emeritus, fmr Deputy Minister of Interior

2. Certain Threats to Security
proliferation of nuclear weapons and WMD and WME
international terrorism in its various forms
supranational organized crime (interrelated or not with terrorism)
cyber-warfare, asymmetric use of technology
illegal human trafficking and immigration
economic criminality and escalating incidents of piracy with or without entailing crew’s hostage situations
natural or manmade disasters, distraction or disruption of any critical infrastructure or/and energy resource, epidemic diseases
illegal trafficking of weapons and narcotics

3. Allied Maritime Strategy Pillars
Deterrence and Collective Defence
Crisis management
Cooperative security
Maritime security

4. In the section of Maritime Security it is clearly defined that:
the maintenance of ability of NATO’s maritime forces to undertake the full range of maritime interdiction missions is a prerequisite, including in support of law enforcement and in preventing the transport and deployment of WMD
the Alliance’s maritime forces are prepared, in accordance with decisions taken at the Lisbon Summit, to contribute to energy security including protection of critical energy infrastructure and sea lines of communication (SLOC’s)

5. Key components
a well-calibrated “flow of information” and network-centric capability
pinpointing and accessing expert information
elimination of malfunctioning
inter-state cooperation
interoperability, inter-service and interagency cooperation to the maximum extent possible
security missions connectivity by means of a cross-jurisdictional ability to assess risk and utilize network enablers
agile and usable forces ( in terms of eligibility, readiness, deployability, flexibility, maneuverability in the area of operations, endurance and sustainability for protracted operations)

6. would support the Alliance efforts
Six points
would support the Alliance efforts
by fostering the cooperation with external
actors in the field of security information
gathering and distribution:

7. to modulate an extended information grid, in
order to provide an enlarged network-
centric environment specifically tailored for
speed in information flows and enabling the
sharing of information at the appropriate
level of the external actors,

8. a Joint Information Fusion Capability,
including the Armed Forces Intelligence
Centre’s ‘’white picture’’, would offer,
through a single hub, a robust ability to plan
add direct information requirements, collect,
process, produce and disseminate
actionable information. So, a consolidated
and coordinated ‘’threat assessment’’ would
be provided to decision makers,

9. C
to establish Liaison Offices for INTERPOL and EUROPOL, in a manner as in the UN and EU, on the ground that NATO has a substantial cooperation with the UN, strategic partnership with the EU and friendly and cooperative relations with all countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and Partnership for Peace, the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Initiative. The round-the-clock support and a wide range of operational assistance by the INTERPOL to member countries, as well as the operational and strategic agreements and cooperation of EUROPOL with Organizations and non-EU states should be considered for further exploitation

10. to enrich the NATO Civil-Military Fusion D
to enrich the NATO Civil-Military Fusion
Centre (CFC) in Norfolk,VA with personnel
and information from INTERPOL and
EUROPOL, upgrading the classification
status of CFC accordingly

11. in particular evolutions following specific
emerging security situations, the restrictive
principle of ’’need to know’’ to be modified to
a ‘’duty-to-share’’ one, depending on the
emerging situation, possible consequences
and effects as well as the promptness
required for response.

12. based upon the previous points, a proper F
based upon the previous points, a proper
and usable Information Sharing Strategy
would support the security architecture to
face the certain threats mentioned above
(from proliferation up to illegal
trafficking).

13. Conclusions Effective Cooperation among all security partners
Common Information Environment
Integrated Planning
Coordination and Conduct of actions
Imperative to outgeneral any adversaries
Forge cooperation among all security echelons with optimum use of regional agencies and enabling capabilities
Ensure cohesion and effectiveness we avail of the present in order to meet the future

14. Thank you