THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION - 60 YEARS OF HISTORY -
THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION - 60 YEARS OF HISTORY -
Author(s): Marian AlmajanuContributor(s): Iulia NASTASIE (Translator)
Subject(s): Political history, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: international engagement; defence capabilities; political-military means; risks and threats; crisis situations; peacekeeping;
Summary/Abstract: The author reviews the main phases of NATO’s existence. In the first part, the political, historical, economic and military context of the establishment of the Alliance is presented, the author insisting on the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Then, the Alliance enlargement waves are elaborated on, the establishment of new members within NATO being regulated by Article 10 of the Treaty. At the same time, the establishment of the Warsaw Pact is mentioned, thus the two most important actors during the Cold War being defined. In the final part, the importance of adopting the Alliance’s strategic concept at the Rome Summit is described, as it proposed a broad approach to security, based on dialogue, cooperation and the maintenance of a collective defence capability. It was also during the Rome Summit that the allied leaders issued a peace and cooperation declaration that defined NATO’s future policies and tasks in relation to the general institutional framework of Europe’s future security.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 50-62
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
