At the Chicago summit meeting on Sunday and Monday, leaders of the 28 NATO members will tackle that precise challenge and set the alliance on a new course to acquire the capabilities it will need to deal with an increasingly complex security environment.
In a blog post announcing the company's new round, chief executive George Kurtz acknowledged the increasingly complex security environment that companies face, calling it "more global and dangerous" with lines blurring between "nation state and criminal adversaries".
He continues active involvement in humanitarian issues and was an Advisory Group Member for the recent OCHA report "To Stay and Deliver: Good Practice for Humanitarians in Complex Security Environments".
Given the complex global security environment, declining US defense budgets, and an increasingly connected (and often unstable) world, the United States has an ever-deepening interest in strengthening fragile states.
In today's globalized, complex and unpredictable security environment, no country — and neither organization — can afford to stand alone.
This summer's dramatic global events — from the rise of the Islamic State, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, war between Hamas and Israel, violent confrontations and air strikes in Libya and continued tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the East and South China seas — have reminded us all that the United States faces perhaps the most complex and volatile security environment since World War II.
In the current complex and volatile security environment in and around Europe, the EU and NATO share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges.
"This task is made more complex by the deteriorating security environment in a number of regions, such as Syria and Ukraine and, in particular, by North Korea's repeated provocations".
Given the complex and complicated global security environment, declining U.S. defense budgets, and an increasingly connected (and often unstable) world, the United States has an ever-deepening interest in strengthening fragile states.
He went on: "At the same time, we face a complex and unpredictable international security environment that includes a major war in Afghanistan, winding up the war in Iraq, revolution throughout the Middle East, new rising powers, nuclear proliferation in Iran and Korea, the continued threat of terrorism, and more".
Kanani: In addition to running a full-fledged telecommunications company with nearly 6 million active subscribers, how do you manage the complex political and dangerous security environment?
