The Technological Revolution in 21st-Century NATO

The New Frontiers of Space and Mind

Resumo

In the context of the current technological revolution, this article approaches specifically Space and Mind as two realms that are key strategic domains and areas of operation that have developed within NATO in the last 15 years mostly. While maintaining a scientific and technological edge has always been part of NATO’s strategy to remain relevant and successful, we argue that the dimensions of Space and Mind are suggestive of a sharp contrast between a material and an immaterial dimension, whose interplay is at the centre of NATO’s smart power, which is emblematic of 21st-century development and
practice of power. As a result, relations with peer competitors are renewed in a way that is essentially dematerialized and discursively confrontational, making the use of conventional physical force increasingly obsolete, while at the same time reminding us of what the subjectivity of the North Atlantic is or should be.