Accession Number:

ADA280732

Title:

NATO Moves East

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

Personal Author(s):

• Bailey, Robert B.

Report Date:

1994-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

32.0

Abstract:

The question of membership in NATO for the former member of the Warsaw Pact countries, to include Russia and the new democracies formed from the collapse of the Soviet Union, has been thoroughly debated. Historically, membership has been based on furthering the security needs of the alliance and countering the Soviet threat. Several areas are investigated in this paper as they affect the membership question. These areas include previous membership requirements, French withdrawl, conflicts between allies, burdensharing between members, the German unification experience, the Russian reaction and the recently introduced program called Partnership for Peace. A large security vacuum was caused by the implosion of the Soviet Union. NATO must move quickly and decisively if it is to play a role in the future of East Europe

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• *USSR
• *NATO
• *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• *WESTERN SECURITY(INTERNATIONAL)
• *WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES
• *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• DECISION MAKING
• EASTERN EUROPE

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Geography
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Defense Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE