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frameworks and national caveats SP has been conducted under dif- the law and to respond to people’s
etc.). The guiding principle should ferent names for more than two requests for assistance on a variety
always be that the Alliance’s stren- decades in NATO-led operations, of issues. The lack of an effective,
gth lies in its cohesion and in the often in a very hostile setting. capable and trustworthy police for-
sum and diversity of the contribu- Other IOs, such as the UN , the ce undermines the credibility of the
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tions of all its members, which as European Union (EU) , and the government, with detrimental ef-
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a whole is vastly greater than the African Union (AU), all possible fects on its legitimacy and overall
sum of the single capabilities. It partners for NATO SP, performed stability. This applies especially to
has been argued that the existence and still perform SP operations, fragile states and in crisis or con-
of AJP-3.22 suffi ces and a dedica- albeit under different names and fl ict areas, where consequently the
ted SP Concept is not needed, but perspectives. Despite this, SP is not International Community, inclu-
Doctrine is only one of the seven yet suffi ciently known, understood ding NATO, may be called to in-
DOTMLPFI aspects of a capability. and adopted even across NATO. tervene to prevent crisis escalation
Policing the local population or re-/ and/or support peace restoration.
The NATO Stability Policing Cen- building IPF have not been hither- NATO military operations bene-
tre of Excellence (NSPCoE) to an immediate concern of NATO fi t from the inclusion of SP as a
The NATO Stability Policing Cen- decision makers/commanders. In substantial contribution focusing
tre of Excellence on the IPF and
(NSPCoE) is a THE ADDED BENEFIT OF THIS APPROACH the local popu-
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think-tank that LIES, AMONG OTHERS, IN FURTHERING THE lace. The aim of
encompasses a SP is to support
Directorate and REDUCTION IN THE USE OF FORCE AND DE- the re-/establi-
three pillars, na- CREASING COLLATERAL DAMAGE BESIDES shment of a safe
mely the Doctrine and secure envi-
and Standardiza- RESPONDING TO THE SECURITY NEEDS OF ronment (SASE),
tion Branch, which THE POPULATION. restoring public
develops concepts order and secu-
and contributes to rity, and contri-
improving the NATO doctrinal cor- some instances, they are consi- bute to create the conditions for
pus with SP inputs and considera- dered the exclusive remit of other, meeting longer term needs with
tions, including developing the SP civilian, organizations and actors; respect to governance and deve-
concept, reviewing AJP-3.22 and an erroneous belief, especially lopment (especially through the
drafting ATP-103 ; the Education considering that the latter cannot Security Sector Reform - SSR). 36
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and Training Branch designs trai- be deployed in non-permissive en- In the long term the Alliance as a
ning curricula and hosts courses 32 vironments, which de facto could whole (its individuals as well as the
about SP and the Lesson Lear- generate/deteriorate the policing structure, institution and processes)
ned (LL) Branch, that gathers best gap. This attitude is gradually chan- would profi t from a positive tran-
practises and works the LL cycle to ging but too slowly. Lessons lear- sformation by acquiring a more
feed experiences garnered in ope- ned have shown that overlooking police-like mind-set. The desired
rations and training into a data- or delaying coordinated actions to NATO end-state might indeed be
base and ultimately into doctrine. address the policing gap inevitably better attained by focusing less on
The NSPCoE is indeed the NATO affects the mission, delays or hin- the sole conventional defeat of the
hub of expertise for SP and strives ders the attainment of the desired adversary but by integrating more
to be the Alliance’s interface with NATO end-state and may prevent non-combat-oriented approaches,
IOs and non-NATO institutions in NATO forces from disengaging . similarly to what a policing coun-
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the SP arena. The Czech Republic, The police are the most visible terpart would do. This is particu-
France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Ro- manifestation of any government, larly true in heavily populated en-
mania, Spain, The Netherlands being the institution that works vironments such as in urban and
and Turkey contribute to the Centre. within and for the population to littoral settings, where the attitude
What can SP do for NATO? provide their security, to enforce of the vast populace is to be taken

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