NATO’s Intelligence Deficit: It’s the Members, Stupid!

The author writes about the issue of intelligence sharing amongst the countries that belong to NATO.

NATO has been grappling over how to share intelligence for years. The spate of terrorist attacks across Europe, including the killing of 22 people in Manchester on the 22 May 2017, has put the spotlight on the need for security services to share crucial information.

However, the author suggests that the reality is that there is considerable mistrust amongst the diverse membership of NATO which hampers effective intelligence sharing.

Currently, the most in-depth intelligence sharing takes place outside NATO on a bilateral basis between the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States. In addition, there is the 'Five-Eyes' network of English speaking countries, Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: What consequences will Trump's disclosures have? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-consequences-will-trumps-disclosures-have/

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