A POLITICAL-LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROMANIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE US MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM IN ROMANIA FROM 2011
A POLITICAL-LEGAL ASSESSMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROMANIA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE US MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM IN ROMANIA FROM 2011

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to evaluate the political and legal significance of the Agreement between Romania and the United States of America on the Deployment of the US Missile Defence System in Romania, signed in Washington, on 13 September 2011, based on the evolutions in the international security environment, which highlight the risks of missile technology proliferation for the Euro-Atlantic area, as well as in light of conceptual evolutions and recent decisions at NATO level, including the most recent decision adopted at NATO’s Chicago Summit (May 2012) concerning the launch of the Interim NATO Ballistic Missile Defence Capability. At the same time, it infers that this project has a substantial contribution towards strengthening Romania’s security and consolidating the Strategic Partnership with the US: according to the Agreement, by means of creating, together with our country, the legal basis for the deployment in Romania of a facility of its missile defence system, the US is firmly committed to the defence of Romania’s territory from ballistic attacks and connected threats.

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