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NATO
in the new millennium
Lord Robertson
In his first article
in NATO Review , the new Secretary General sets out his vision of
the Alliance and his main priorities at the start of his tenure, building
on the achievements of his predecessor. As its essential foundation,
the Alliance must maintain a healthy transatlantic relationship, based
on shared values and a common commitment to uphold them. To achieve
this goal, the new NATO must be better balanced, with a stronger European
contribution within a more militarily capable Alliance. And the new
NATO must remain open open to new members, open to deepening cooperation
with its Partners, and open to creative ways to bring peace and security
to the Euro-Atlantic region.
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No 4 - Winter
1999
Volume 47
Cover:
NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson addresses an informal meeting
of the North Atlantic Council on his first day in office, 14 October
1999. (NATO photo)
NATO
Secretary General Lord Robertson and the
Permanent Representatives of the North
Atlantic Council at a checkpoint on the
road from Pristina, Kosovo, to Skopje,
the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (1), on
22 October, during their two-day visit
to the region. (NATO photo)
- Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia
with its constitutional name.
Focus on
NATO
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NATOs
new security vocation
Lloyd Axworthy
In the new security
environment, the safety of the individual human security is
becoming a more important policy consideration for democratic governments.
The Kosovo crisis shows how individuals are increasingly the main
victims and targets of state-sponsored aggression. It also demonstrates
the human security dynamic at work, in that it was the humanitarian
imperative that triggered the Allied intervention. But sanctions and
military force are not the only way the international community can
tackle threats to human security. There is plenty of scope for preventive
action. NATOs Partnership for Peace promotes democracy, and by extension
human security, throughout the Euro-Atlantic region. And multilateral
initiatives in de-mining and combating the illegal flow of small arms
just two areas where NATOs expertise can usefully be brought to
bear also boost human security.
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Redefining
NATOs mission in the Information Age
Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Kosovo demonstrated
how the CNN effect the free flow of information and shortened
news cycles has a huge impact on public opinion, placing some items
at the top of the public agenda that might otherwise warrant a lower
priority. Political leaders in democratic countries are finding it
harder than ever to maintain a coherent set of priorities on foreign
policy issues and to determine what is in the national interest. Joseph
Nye assesses how power is distributed in the world today, following
the end of the Cold War and the onset of the Information Age, and
suggests what criteria might help guide NATO policy in the new strategic
environment of the 21st century.
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Slovenias
perspective on promoting stability in South-eastern Europe
Dr Boris Frlec
Slovenia has an
interest in promoting stability and prosperity in countries that lie
to its south-east and, equipped with a deep insight into the former
Yugoslavia, it is participating actively in the work of the Stability
Pact for South Eastern Europe set up by the European Union in June
this year. Dr Boris Frlec, Foreign Minister, outlines Slovenias contributions
to an endeavour, which he says will help it significantly to realise
its strategic goals.
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The
Stability Pact: Breaking new ground in the Balkans
Bodo Hombach
The Stability
Pact launched last summer sets the political and practical framework
for promoting peace and stability in South-eastern Europe. With its
broad-based membership including the European Union, the Group of
Seven Industrialised Nations plus Russia (G8), the countries of the
region, and key organisations such as NATO the Pacts comprehensive
approach of preventive diplomacy is breaking new ground in policy
towards the Balkans.
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Swiss
security policy and partnership with NATO
Martin Dahinden
Dramatic changes
in the European strategic environment since the end of the Cold War,
and the crises in the Balkans in particular, have led Switzerland
to adapt its traditional security stance. There is no question of
abandoning their neutrality, but the Swiss now seek to strengthen
their security through cooperation with other nations and with NATO,
in particular through Partnership for Peace (PfP). And while domestic
legislation at present prevents the Swiss from sending armed units
abroad, this is now the subject of public debate. Mr Dahinden of the
Swiss Mission to NATO outlines the importance to his country of participating
in PfP and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, calling for cooperation
in both to be strengthened.
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NATO
Science Programme intensifies interactions with Partners
Nancy T. Schulte
As the Alliance
has transformed itself, so has its civil Science Programme. Set up
40 years ago to strengthen science and technology within the Atlantic
Community, the NATO Science Programme today actively builds non-military
links between the Alliance and the countries of Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union that participate in Partnership
for Peace. In 1999, over 13,000 Alliance and Partner scientists collaborated
with each other through joint research, participation in workshops
and study institutes, and holding NATO science fellowships.
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