11月19－20日，北约国家首脑已经批准了将在今后十年指引组织方向的新的“战略理念 ” 。 与此同时，俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫及其北约伙伴发表联合声明，支持首次联合审核21世纪共同的安全挑战并决定恢复威胁导弹防御合作。
On November 19-20, NATO heads of states approved a new “strategic concept” to guide the organization for the next decade At the same time Russian President D. Medvedev and his NATO counterparts issued a joint statement, endorsing the first Joint Review of 21st Century Common Security Challenges and deciding to resume Threat Missile Defence Cooperation.