The phrase "new contingencies" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to unexpected situations that may arise and require a different course of action. Example: The company's strategic plan needs to be revised to address the new contingencies that have emerged in the market.
After Sept. 11, a senior administration official said, NATO has "gone global," committing to operations outside Europe and dealing with new contingencies and threats.
It's a truism that every movie is made three times: in the writing, in the shooting, and in the editing, each process generating new contingencies and surprises.
Finally, high levels of peacetime engagement can limit our flexibility and extend our response times because committed forces, personnel, and resources are not easily extracted and readily available for new contingencies.
But the Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Review, the military's blueprint for developing and deploying nuclear arms, concluded this year that the country faces new contingencies in which nuclear weapons might be used, including "an Iraqi attack on Israel or its neighbors, or a North Korean attack on South Korea".
But now, the Pentagon report says, the nation faces new contingencies in which nuclear weapons might be employed, including "an Iraqi attack on Israel or its neighbors, or a North Korean attack on South Korea or a military confrontation over the status of Taiwan".
Wheeler's written report of the trip, however, contained no mention of any new contingencies, strategies, or the building up the strategic reserve.
NATO's new contingency plans involve Polish soldiers defending Lithuania from a (theoretical) Russian attack.
This week, the mayor's new contingency budget plan called for its elimination.
The new contingency plan comes at a delicate time in the 60-year-old military alliance.
Poland will play a central role in NATO's new contingency plans to defend its north-east flank.
How the Germans will confront the new contingency which has arisen will well be worth the watching.
