BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had hoped for a heady, introspective gathering in Lisbon, Portugal today and Saturday — a time for the world’s premier military alliance to consider its future. Despite his efforts, the Lisbon gathering will be focused on the present.The new “Strategic Concept,” which guides alliance decision-making, spending and staffing and is renewed every 10 years, will take a back seat to Afghanistan. Read the story here.
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The Global Post: The players at the Lisbon summit
Russian President Medvedev will show up on Nov. 20 for a special NATO-Russia summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
