NATO and European Security in the Post-Cold War Era.

Abstract

The dramatic political changes in Europe during the late 1980s and the early 1990s which marked the end of the Cold War and the bipolarity between two political systems did not simultaneously put an end to instabilities, crises, and conflicts. New threats to security arose quickly and unpredictably as the war in Bosnia and the conflict in Kosovo demonstrated. Within this geopolitical landscape NATO managed to change the priority of its tasks - redefining its military raison d'etre and emphasizing its political role. This study analyzes NATO's development during the post-Cold War era and its future strategic rationale, focusing on three cornerstones for European peace and stability: NATO's "open door" enlargement policy, the NATO-Russian cooperation in the Permanent Joint Council, and NATO's new Strategic Concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363907

Entities

People

  • Peter Steinert

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Treaties
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies