Novim Strateškim konceptom, koji će zamijeniti onaj usvojen 1999, utvrđuju se uloge i nadležnosti Alijanse u izlaženju na kraj s vojnim i drugim suvremenim prijetnjama po stabilnost i sigurnost, poput terorizma, kibernetskog ratovanja, raketnih napada i piratstva.
The new Strategic Concept, which will replace the one adopted in 1999, defines the Alliance's roles and responsibilities in coping with military and other modern-day threats to stability and security, such as terrorism, cyber warfare, missile attacks and piracy.