OPEN Perspectives Exchange Network (OPEN)

The basis of the OPEN Project is to identify the benefits, ways and means associated with exchanging views and ideas on matters relevant to the Alliance. To operationalize this, OPEN focuses on a non-classified human network exchange through academic articles on a wide range of topics.

NATO aspires to have persistent 360-degree strategic awareness in order to be able to anticipate events of relevance to the Alliance. Also high on NATO’s agenda is the building of practical relationships through dialogue, on matters of mutual interest, with non-NATO actors.

For the above reasons the OPEN editorial board cooperates with distinguished professors, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in their domain, from prominent universities to author quality papers for NATO on different relevant topics.