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- How do you know you can trust NATO?

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NATO's job is to protect
almost one billion people

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and that's why transparency is vital.

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NATO is an alliance of democracies

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where all decisions are taken by consensus

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of the 29 member countries
which also fund NATO.

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So people want to understand
how their money is spent,

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what decisions their
country takes within NATO,

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and what it all means to their security.

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But in an organization that
deals with defense and security,

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transparency doesn't come easy.

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Our discussions and
documents are classified

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because they contain
sensitive information.

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And even when documents aren't classified,

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they can be hard to decipher
because they include

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so many military abbreviations.

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Check out this thick book.

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It's the NATO glossary of abbreviations.

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That's why we have to be transparent

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in what we do and clear in what we say.

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Every year, NATO publishes the civilian

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and military budgets' totals.

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NATO also regularly declassifies documents

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from our archives.

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Especially at a time
when tensions are high,

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transparency helps increase
predictability and reduce risks.

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ON our website you can find the schedule

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of NATO and national exercises.

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We live in open societies

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and more openness makes us stronger.

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