Question

The highest authority within nato is the _______.

Answer 1

The highest authority (even above the Secretary General of NATO) is the North Atlantic Council (NAC), made up of a Secretary General, a Secretary General Deputy and representatives of 29 country members. In this organization, authority is held by a collegial body and not one single individual.

Answer 2

The Secretary General of NATO has the chief civil service of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, represented by an international diplomat. He is responsable for several important tasks, such as: chairing meetings with committees and spokesperson of NATO, but military, strategy and political decisions are responsabilty of member states.