The Department of Allied Strategic Assessment, Intervention, and Response (DASAIR) was founded and chartered on February 23, 1995, and operates as multinational, civilian department under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It was created to ensure protection and security of all NATO's strategic assets and interests, particularly any assets related to science and technology fields. DASAIR combines intelligence analysis and assessment, scientific and technological expertise, and operational intervention and response to carry out its security-focused missions.