NATO Maritime Strategy

See this interesting eight page paper discussing the development of the NATO Maritime Strategy. Securing the Commons: Towards NATO's New Maritime Strategy by Brooke Smith-Windsor (PDF) gives a nod in the direction of CS-21.

This paper aims to identity the underlying purpose behind the recent NATO involvement in maritime security affairs; to offer a greater appreciation of what objective genuinely is at state and why it is in the national interest of all Allies - whether in possession of coastline or not - to pursue it and to articulate it in the new AMS. In sum, it sets out to explain the enduring requirement for an Allied maritime strategy that underpins United States (US) command of the commons - command of the sea, air, and space above it - in order that they may continue to uphold the shared interests and values of the transatlantic democracies.

The folks at Newport and in N3/N5 will be especially interested to read how much of their work is influential here. That means you too Bryan.