Building the NATO-Russia Relationship

Abstract

Relations between Russia and NATO--not the enlargement of NATO--is the main issue in European security. A Treaty on Cooperation or a Mutual Security Treaty are the most realistic options for legally binding arrangements between NATO and Russia. Either treaty would require Russia and NATO to agree, inter alia, to neither station forces in border territories nor use military threats against any neighboring states, to continue the de-nuclearization process, and update arms control treaties. The institutionalization of security cooperation between NATO and Russia requires the creation of an architecture for permanent coordination of foreign and military policies. Russian political participation at the annual NATO summits, involvement in NATO ministerial committees, and the establishment of liaison missions at the military headquarters of both sides would facilitate cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394305

Entities

People

  • Sergey Rogov

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Cooperation
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies