The NATO enlargement debate, 1990-1997 : the blessings of liberty

Author(s)

• Solomon, Gerald B.

Bibliographic Information

The NATO enlargement debate, 1990-1997 : the blessings of liberty

Gerald B. Solomon

（The Washington papers, 174）

Praeger, 1998

• : cloth
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182) and index

"Published with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C."

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780275962890

Description

Countless editorials have addressed the if, how, why, when, and who dimensions of NATO enlargement. These issues will continue to generate debate despite the Madrid summit decisions and will invariably influence legislators in discharging their historic responsibility to provide advice and consent to ratification of the protocols of accession before April 1999. Congressman Solomon's volume will help place these issues in perspective, answer the skeptics of enlargement, and provide the missing historical context for the profound geopolitical challenge of European security on the cusp of the 21st century. He begins by reviewing NATO's initial response, from 1989 to 1990, to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact. The early moves from outreach toward enlargement are then explored, and then he examines how NATO sought to combine the two strands of prospective enlargement while engaging nations not seeking NATO membership, especially Russia, to prepare for coalition operations and the spread of democratic security values. Next he analyzes how the Partnership for Peace concept eventually progressed toward the decisions to invite the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance by 1999. Important reading for scholars, policymakers, and citizens concerned with current strategic and international relations issues.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations Introduction Falling Satellites The Hand of Friendship The "Coup" against Gorbachev The North Atlantic Cooperation Council An Arms-Length Friendship? Peacekeeping Beyond Cooperation Associate Allies? Encounter in Warsaw and the Secret Letter A Concrete Perspective Partnership for Peace A Fresh Breeze from Evere The Allies Travem:unde The Brussels Summit Presentation Aftermath A Special Partnership Main Parameters Consultations "as Appropriate" How and Why Reassurance Puzzling Evidence A Process of Examination From Noordwijk to Brussels Cold Peace? The Enlargement Study Intensified Dialogue Warning Signs The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act Endgame Afoot One or More Enhanced Partnership The NATO-Russia Act Ukraine Affordable Stability? Closing Arguments From Paris to Madrid: The Defining Moment Conclusion and Recommendations Appendixes A: Madrid Declaration on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation, July 8, 1997 B: Chronology of Principal Events C: Fundamental Principles of NATO Enlargement D: Signatories to the Partnership for Peace E: Benefits of NATO Enlargement F: Focus of Pre-Accession Military Work Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780275962906

Description

Countless editorials have addressed the if, how, why, when, and who dimensions of NATO enlargement. These issues will continue to generate debate despite the Madrid summit decisions and will invariably influence legislators in discharging their historic responsibility to provide advice and consent to ratification of the protocols of accession before April 1999. Congressman Solomon's volume will help place these issues in perspective, answer the skeptics of enlargement, and provide the missing historical context for the profound geopolitical challenge of European security on the cusp of the 21st century. He begins by reviewing NATO's initial response, from 1989 to 1990, to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact. The early moves from outreach toward enlargement are then explored, and then he examines how NATO sought to combine the two strands of prospective enlargement while engaging nations not seeking NATO membership, especially Russia, to prepare for coalition operations and the spread of democratic security values. Next he analyzes how the Partnership for Peace concept eventually progressed toward the decisions to invite the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance by 1999. Important reading for scholars, policymakers, and citizens concerned with current strategic and international relations issues.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations Introduction Falling Satellites The Hand of Friendship The "Coup" against Gorbachev The North Atlantic Cooperation Council An Arms-Length Friendship? Peacekeeping Beyond Cooperation Associate Allies? Encounter in Warsaw and the Secret Letter A Concrete Perspective Partnership for Peace A Fresh Breeze from Evere The Allies Travem:unde The Brussels Summit Presentation Aftermath A Special Partnership Main Parameters Consultations "as Appropriate" How and Why Reassurance Puzzling Evidence A Process of Examination From Noordwijk to Brussels Cold Peace? The Enlargement Study Intensified Dialogue Warning Signs The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act Endgame Afoot One or More Enhanced Partnership The NATO-Russia Act Ukraine Affordable Stability? Closing Arguments From Paris to Madrid: The Defining Moment Conclusion and Recommendations Appendixes A: Madrid Declaration on Euro-Atlantic Security and Cooperation, July 8, 1997 B: Chronology of Principal Events C: Fundamental Principles of NATO Enlargement D: Signatories to the Partnership for Peace E: Benefits of NATO Enlargement F: Focus of Pre-Accession Military Work Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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• NCID: BA36508645
• ISBN:
  • 027596289X
  • 0275962903
• LCCN: 97050393
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 189 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : UA646.3
  • DC21 : 355/.031091821
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Europe, Eastern
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00282686