简介：TheendoftheColdWarhasunderminedNATO’sraisond’être.Butinsteadofdisintegrating,NATOhassurvivedand,moreover,reformedandexpanded.Anepitomeoftheswiftlychanginginternationalsecuritylandscape,NATO’sdevelopmentistheproductofpolicyadjustmentacrosstheAtlanticandisconstrainedbyconflictinginterestsbothwithinandoutsidetheorganization.Inthefuture,theextenttowhichNATOcanexertitsinfluencedependsonitscapacitytotacklenewthreats.TransformingNATOhasposedasternchallengetoboththeUnitedStatesandEurope.Overall,NATOwillstillberegardedonbothsidesoftheAtlanticasapillaroftheirforeignpolicy,despitetheimportantfactthatthetransatlanticallianceisonthedecline.

简介：WithastrongpushfromthesecondClintonAdministration,NATO’sen-largementeastwardisnowinfullsteam.ThemomentumforthisrushpickedupontheeveoftheUSgeneralelectionin1996.Inhispresidentialcampaigning,BillClintonannouncedatimetableforNATOextensionwith1997astheyearfortheadmissionofthefirstbatchofnewmembers.ThetempohasfurtherspedupsincetheMarch20-211997US-RussiaHelsinkiSummit.

简介：InApril2009,theNATOStrasbourg-KehlSummitadoptedaseriesofjointdeclarationsandstrategicplans,demonstratingthatNATOisenteringanewroundofmilitary-politicalstrategicadjustment.NATO'snewstrategicdirectionhasbeenmotivatedbyvariousinternalandexternalfactors,includingthepressureofthenewinternationalenvironment,theObamaadministration'sdesiretoupgradestrategiccooperationwithitsallies,themajorEuropeanstatesrepresentedbyFranceandGermanyseekingtostrengthentheEuropeanpillarwithinNATO,andtheurgentneedtoreadjustNATO'sexternalrelations.TheaimofthestrategicreadjustmentistoadvanceNATO'smilitaryandpoliticaltransformationfromaregionalcollectivedefenseorganizationintoamoreactiveandpowerfulWesternmilitary-politicalalliance.NATOisstillfacingaseriesofdifficultiesandchallenges:thedisappearanceofthecommonthreatoftheSovietbloc,thedifferinginterestsofthememberstates,andthefluctuationofrealstrengthwithintheNATOwillallimposeconstraintsonNATO'sdevelopment.Thus,therearestilldoubtsanduncertaintiesaboutNATO'sfutureroleandposition.

简介：OnthecomingJuly8-9,NATO’s16memberstateswillholdasummitmeetinginMadrid,Spain,todiscussandconfirmthemembershipapplicationsofsomeoftheformerWarsawPactcountries.AdecisionwillalsobemadetoadoptthemastheformalNATOmembersin1999,the50thanniversaryofthatorganization.Inthepastfewyears,Europe,theUnitedStatesandRussiahavebeeninbitterandintricatedebatesoverthisissue.Therewillnowbesomeresultsfinally.ThoughtheUnitedStatesandRussiaarethetwomajorplayersinthisbattle,Eu-ropealsoplaysasignificantrole.Inthisarticle,theauthorintendstomakesomeanalysesontheEuropeanviewsOilthismatter.

简介：Ontheoccasionofits60~(th)anniversary,NATOheldthe24~(th)summitinKehl,GermanyandStrasbourg,FranceinearlyAprilthisyear.Inthe60years'longevolvement,thereformofNATOinthe18yearsaftertheColdWarhasmadeagreatimpacton

简介：Aftersixroundsoftoughbargaining,RussiaandtheNorthAtlanticTreatyOr-ganizationreachedonMay14anagreement,officiallyknownasa“FoundingActonMutualRelations.Co-operationandScuritybetweenNATOandtheRUS-sianFederation".ThedocumentwasformallysignedbyRussianPresidentBorisYeltsinonMay27inParistogetherwiththeleadersofthe16NATOmemberstates.TheeventsignifiesatemporarycompromisebetweenthetwosidesovertheNATO’seastwardexpansion.Soonaftertheaccordwasreached,PresidentBillClintonapplaudeditashavingclearedthewayforNATO’SenlargementandPresi-

简介：OnMarch24,1999,dependingonitsadvancedtechnologyandweapons,theS-ledNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)circumventedtheUnit-edNationsandbrazenlyusedmilitaryforcesagainsttheRepublicofYugoslavia.ThecontinuousbombingformorethantwomonthshasbroughtunprecedentedcatastrophetoYugoslaviawhichusedtobecalledtheGardenofEden.OnMay8,NATOwiththeUSasleaderagainviolatedtheUNCharter,internationallawsandtheViennaDiplomaticConventionandflagrantlybombedtheChinese

简介：TheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)hasmadetwomajorstrate-gicreadjustmentsinthepost-ColdWaryearstoshakeofftheawkwardposi-tionwhenitsraisond’etrewascalledintodoubt.Atthe1991RomeSummit,an"All-dimensionaldefensestrategy"wasputforthwithconflictpreventionandcrisismanagementasitscoremission.Preparationsforthesecondstrategicread-justmentbeganin1997andtheconceptofa21stcentury-orientednewstrategywasdeclaredattheWashingtonSummitlastApril.

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