IS NATO THE VICTIM OF POWER INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES? – Events in the Last Quarter of 2019 that Questioned Alliance’s Cohesion –
IS NATO THE VICTIM OF POWER INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES? – Events in the Last Quarter of 2019 that Questioned Alliance’s Cohesion –
Author(s): Alexandra SARCINSCHISubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: NATO; Cohesion in the Alliance; Leaders Meeting in London, 2019; 2019 London Declaration; US withdrawal from the INF Treaty; NATO “brain death”; Turkey’s external policy;
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes NATO events and actions in the last quarter of 2019, emphasizing on those that questioned its cohesion, as the Leaders Meeting in London (3-4 of December, 2019), also pointing out topics related to the Alliance's development directions reaffirmed by the London Declaration. As NATO cannot be analysed by referring exclusively to the organization itself, but in correlation with its member states, at the same time, the paper addresses issues that dominated the international agenda during the second half of 2019: US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Turkey’s actions worldwide, allocation of 2% from GDP for defence spending, but also the statements of the French President regarding the Alliance’s present and future evolution.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 70+71
- Page Range: 70-80
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
