Evolution of NATO in the Post-Cold War Era
NATO has successfully provided security and stability in Europe through the Cold War era. However, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact has changed the strategic environment in Europe. The new situation is defined by these significant facts: A direct confrontation between two s...
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ftdtic:ADA397941 2023-05-15T17:33:51+02:00 Evolution of NATO in the Post-Cold War Era Hansen, Thomas T. Mueller, Andreas Vera, Guillermo H. AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL 1997-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA397941 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA397941 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA397941 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC Government and Political Science *NATO *COLD WAR EUROPE GLOBAL NATIONS POLITICAL SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS STRATEGIC ANALYSIS SECURITY POLITICAL ALLIANCES THESES HISTORY GERMANY SPAIN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS YUGOSLAVIA DENMARK Text 1997 ftdtic 2016-02-20T20:45:49Z NATO has successfully provided security and stability in Europe through the Cold War era. However, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact has changed the strategic environment in Europe. The new situation is defined by these significant facts: A direct confrontation between two superpowers does not seem possible; Present day Russia does not have the influence zone it used to have; Some new nation states have appeared while others have disappeared; Geopolitical changes generate unrest and could spawn violent conflicts (e.g., Former Yugoslavia); NATO has made fundamental political and organizational changes to reshape herself to match the emerging security challenges This situation affects all European countries and the North Atlantic alliance's members. These changes do not affect all countries in the same way, because of their different geographical location, and their different internal political and economic circumstances. Working within a framework of fundamental questions and issues common to all members, three individual country perspectives from Denmark, Germany, and Spain are presented. In a final compare and contrast analysis between these country perspectives, the paper identifies major similarities in key areas influencing NATO's future development. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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NATO has successfully provided security and stability in Europe through the Cold War era. However, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact has changed the strategic environment in Europe. The new situation is defined by these significant facts: A direct confrontation between two superpowers does not seem possible; Present day Russia does not have the influence zone it used to have; Some new nation states have appeared while others have disappeared; Geopolitical changes generate unrest and could spawn violent conflicts (e.g., Former Yugoslavia); NATO has made fundamental political and organizational changes to reshape herself to match the emerging security challenges This situation affects all European countries and the North Atlantic alliance's members. These changes do not affect all countries in the same way, because of their different geographical location, and their different internal political and economic circumstances. Working within a framework of fundamental questions and issues common to all members, three individual country perspectives from Denmark, Germany, and Spain are presented. In a final compare and contrast analysis between these country perspectives, the paper identifies major similarities in key areas influencing NATO's future development. |
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