• Strengthening the alliance's military presence in the east, with four battalions in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on a rotational basis – to be in place by 2017. This became known as
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence. • Allies declared Initial Operational Capability of NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence to counter threats posed by Iran and further afield, North Korea, to the European continent. • Pledge to strengthen individual nations' and collective cyber defences, and recognise cyberspace as a new operational domain. • Commitment to improve member state resilience. • Start training and capacity building inside Iraq. • NATO
Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS surveillance planes to provide information and intelligence to the
Global Coalition to counter ISIL from Turkish and international airspace. • Agreed to an expanded maritime presence in the
Mediterranean Sea to cope with the
European migrant crisis and human trafficking. • Continue the
Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan beyond 2016, confirmed funding commitments for Afghan forces until 2020. •
NATO-Ukraine Commission reviewed the security situation in Ukraine, endorsed government plans for reform, agreed a
Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine. •
NATO Secretary General signed a Joint Declaration with the
Presidents of the European Council and the
European Commission to take partnership between NATO and the
European Union to a higher level. Declaration sets out areas where NATO and the EU will step up cooperation – including maritime security and countering hybrid threats posed by a more aggressive Russia. ==Future summits==