Governance of NATO’s Common Air & Space Assets

Common A & S assets are usually established by foundation documents such as Memoranda of Understanding (MoU). These foundation documents define the level of governance and the collection of mechanisms that allow the organisation to make decisions. The diversity and complexity of the various governance models, however, may result in inefficiencies or even unavailability when such assets are most needed for NATO operations. This project identifies important aspects for the establishment and employment of common assets, examines the underlying causes of problems in governance, and provides conclusions and recommendations ranging from changes to the consensus-based decision-making system to expanding the scope of common funding.

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