CRS Issue Statement on NATO

Abstract

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2009. While NATO members can point to several significant accomplishments since the end of the Cold War, the Alliance faces a host of new challenges that might well define the purpose and role of NATO in the 21st century. At the same time, most observers agree that the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration are likely to continue to view NATO as the key alliance through which to confront security threats to the Euro-Atlantic community, including the principal threats of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. For the short and medium term, most analysts expect NATO's political agenda to be dominated by its mission in Afghanistan (the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF), by its relations with Russia, and by the drafting of a new strategic concept for the Alliance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA513432

Entities

People

  • Paul Belkin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Alliances
  • Arms Control
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Defense Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Security
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.