Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa
The article considers the consequences of the realization of NATO strategy in the conflicts of "the Arab spring" for the states of the Middle East and North Africa. It is pointed out that the main approaches to the realization of NATO strategy, its results and the consequences of the Allia...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:758d2f7ef05149b496bf3bfaed86166f 2023-05-15T17:36:42+02:00 Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa Ekaterina A. Antyukhova 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/758d2f7ef05149b496bf3bfaed86166f EN RU eng rus MGIMO University Press http://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/razdely/mirovaya-politika/posledstviya-realizacii-strategii-nato-v-konfliktah-arabskoy-vesny-dlya https://doaj.org/toc/2071-8160 2071-8160 https://doaj.org/article/758d2f7ef05149b496bf3bfaed86166f Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 118-124 (2016) «арабская весна» мировая политика стратегия НАТО международные конфликты геополитическая расстановка сил внешние акторы политические конфликты «the Arab spring» world politics NATO strategy international conflicts geopolitical alignment of forces external factors political conflicts International relations JZ2-6530 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T14:07:32Z The article considers the consequences of the realization of NATO strategy in the conflicts of "the Arab spring" for the states of the Middle East and North Africa. It is pointed out that the main approaches to the realization of NATO strategy, its results and the consequences of the Alliance crisis management of "the Arab spring" have a contradictory character. On the one hand, the strategic problem of the block has been realized: arrangement of conflicts and an attempt to appear in the opinion of the world community as the only peacekeeping force capable of controlling and resolving regional conflicts. At the same time the Alliance has shown the efficiency of its partner programs. The high quality performance of the military forces of NATO has been confirmed. The North Atlantic Alliance has started moves towards strengthening its own positions in the region under the auspices of assistance in democratization of Arab states by supporting protest performances. On the other hand, the members of the Alliance have very specifically approached the realization of tasks of settlement of the conflicts. As a result, in the majority of the countries of the Arab world the conflicts not only have not been settled but, on the contrary, in a number of cases have intensified. One of the main consequences of the realization of NATO of its approaches to settlement of the events of "the Arab spring" was the export of "instability" which entailed radical changes in the geopolitical situation in the Middle East region. The geopolitical configuration of all the Middle Eastern area has changed. Some diffusion of the territorial activity of certain states (Iraq, Libya, Syria) is observed. In the course of the Arab crisis there appeared new ethnic (Kurdish) and territorial ("The Islamic State") enclaves. More and more countries are found to be involved in the conflict. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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«арабская весна» мировая политика стратегия НАТО международные конфликты геополитическая расстановка сил внешние акторы политические конфликты «the Arab spring» world politics NATO strategy international conflicts geopolitical alignment of forces external factors political conflicts International relations JZ2-6530 |
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«арабская весна» мировая политика стратегия НАТО международные конфликты геополитическая расстановка сил внешние акторы политические конфликты «the Arab spring» world politics NATO strategy international conflicts geopolitical alignment of forces external factors political conflicts International relations JZ2-6530 Ekaterina A. Antyukhova Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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«арабская весна» мировая политика стратегия НАТО международные конфликты геополитическая расстановка сил внешние акторы политические конфликты «the Arab spring» world politics NATO strategy international conflicts geopolitical alignment of forces external factors political conflicts International relations JZ2-6530 |
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The article considers the consequences of the realization of NATO strategy in the conflicts of "the Arab spring" for the states of the Middle East and North Africa. It is pointed out that the main approaches to the realization of NATO strategy, its results and the consequences of the Alliance crisis management of "the Arab spring" have a contradictory character. On the one hand, the strategic problem of the block has been realized: arrangement of conflicts and an attempt to appear in the opinion of the world community as the only peacekeeping force capable of controlling and resolving regional conflicts. At the same time the Alliance has shown the efficiency of its partner programs. The high quality performance of the military forces of NATO has been confirmed. The North Atlantic Alliance has started moves towards strengthening its own positions in the region under the auspices of assistance in democratization of Arab states by supporting protest performances. On the other hand, the members of the Alliance have very specifically approached the realization of tasks of settlement of the conflicts. As a result, in the majority of the countries of the Arab world the conflicts not only have not been settled but, on the contrary, in a number of cases have intensified. One of the main consequences of the realization of NATO of its approaches to settlement of the events of "the Arab spring" was the export of "instability" which entailed radical changes in the geopolitical situation in the Middle East region. The geopolitical configuration of all the Middle Eastern area has changed. Some diffusion of the territorial activity of certain states (Iraq, Libya, Syria) is observed. In the course of the Arab crisis there appeared new ethnic (Kurdish) and territorial ("The Islamic State") enclaves. More and more countries are found to be involved in the conflict. |
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Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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Consequences of the Realization of NATO Strategy in the Conflicts of "The Arab Spring" For the States of the Middle East and North Africa |
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consequences of the realization of nato strategy in the conflicts of "the arab spring" for the states of the middle east and north africa |
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