9/11: An event from which we still feel the ripples today.

1. An event from which we
still feel the ripples today…

2. PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION
• Alliance Dilemma of Global Significance
• Key Components
• Key Concepts and Topics
• Key Decision-Makers
• Positive/Negative Outcomes
• What if…

3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• The North Atlantic Treaty -1949
– A Political and Military Alliance
– Collective Defense
• NATO Faced with a Decision
THE DILEMMA

4. • (Five) Dysfunctions
of a Team
– Commitment
– Conflict
– Trust
• Trans-Organizational
Systems: Alliance
– NATO: Political and
Military
• Team Building
– Context
– Composition
– Change
KEY COMPONENTS OF DILEMMA

5. • NATO
– Creation of the
Alliance
– 1999 “Complex
new risks…”
– Aftermath of 9/11
– Broader
commitment to
security
• “Terrorism poses a
real and serious threat
to the security and
safety of the Alliance
and its members”
• The Day Before – What
was happening on
September 10th (and
before) in the United
States
KEY CONCEPTS & TOPICS

6. • NATO
– Motivation
– Short-Term Plan Of Action
– Long-Term Plan Of Action
– Current Objectives
KEY DECISION MAKERS - NATO

7. • George Bush
– Response to The People
– Response to NATO
• Mayor Giuliani
– Response to New York
– Response to Country
• Congress
– Response to President
– Response to Government
KEY DECISION MAKERS – USA

8. Positive Outcomes
• Unity of People
• War on Terrorism
• Grassroots Efforts
Negative Outcomes
• Loss of Life
• War on Terrorism
• Political Division
RESULTING OUTCOMES

9. • What if 9/11 never
happened?
– US
– Globally
• What if NATO hadn’t
invoked Article 5?
– US
– Globally
WHAT IF…

10. • Alliance Dilemma of Global Significance
• Key Components
• Key Concepts and Topics
• Key Decision-Makers
• Positive/Negative Outcomes
• What if…
CONCLUSION

11. • http://www.nato.int/nato-welcome/index.html
• http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/76706.htm
• http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-09-09-last-day_x.htm
• http://www.nato.int/history/nato-history.html
• http://www.newsweek.com/what-if-911-had-never-happened-67373
• http://youtu.be/79h4HIJIkm4
• http://youtu.be/num7UD4oAME
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=913520725344496&set=t.1021743511&type=3
&theater
• http://www.nato.int/docu/Review/2011/11-september/NATO-US-Perspective-9-
11/EN/index.htm
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-j-kucinich/isis-libya-nato_b_5764988.html
• http://nato.usmission.gov/natos-finest-hour-9-12-2011.html
SOURCES