Non Member State Participation In Nato Maritime Operations: Benefits In Burden Sharing

Abstract

Since the early 1990s, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has increasingly welcomed the participation of non-member states in its operations and activities. This thesis examines two NATO maritime operations: Operation Active Endeavour (OAE), conducted from 2001 to 2016, and Operation Ocean Shield (OOS), conducted from 2009 to 2016. In each of these operations, NATO benefited from the participation of non-members, notably in information sharing. OAE and OOS provided opportunities for non-members to gain valuable insight into how NATO and its Allies operate individually and together in multilateral missions. NATO and its partners thereby gained the potential for more extensive and higher-quality participation in the future. Moreover, NATO obtained an outside perspective on its operations and practical support in the allocation of responsibilities undertaken by NATO Allies and non-NATO partners. The participation of non-NATO partners benefited both the Alliance and the non-member operational partners.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1060106

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Wenzel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Cold War
  • Counterterrorism
  • Crisis Management
  • European Union
  • Geography
  • Indian Ocean
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Naval Operations
  • New York
  • Surveillance
  • Task Forces
  • Topography
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.