International studies, Vol. VI No. 4, 2006.
Original scientific paper
The Future of NATO
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
; Former Director of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), former Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland
Abstract
Accelerated changes in the international arena have made the issue of transformation and the future of multilateral security institutions the focal point of international debate. A question increasingly often asked is whether these organizations have a future. One of the crucial criteria to verify the longevity of each international organization, and military alliances in particular, is whether the organization is attractive for the states that remain outside of its structures. What is important for NATO is to answer the question whether the Alliance is still attractive for other states and whether it is a centre of gravity. This provokes further crucial questions. In a world of inderdependencies, in the context of globalization and integration processes, notably within the transatlantic community, the missions that the Alliance is tasked with can be successfully pursued in a close and institutionalized relation with the European Union.
Keywords
NATO; transformation; enlargement; Russia; USA; NATO-EU cooperation
Hrčak ID:
291154
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Publication date:
30.12.2006.
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