The new NATO and collective security
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been challenged to make several strategic moves to attain its longstanding vision of a peaceful political order in Europe. Some of NATO's moves, including the May 1997 NATO-Russian 'Founding Act' and NATO's Partnership for Peace, point to the fact that NATO is both an instrument of collective defense as well as a vehicle for collective-security activities on an 'ad hoc' and selective basis in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 1998
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France's evolving nuclear strategy
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France's revised nuclear strategy announced by President Jacques Chirac in June 2001, represents a move away from the Cold War 'anti-cities' strategy to one based on a more extensive range of options, including more precise and discriminate capabilities. Three interrelated issue, the cost of nuclear forces, their political and strategic relevance, and their significance for the European Union are the main issues of the debate.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 2005
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The NATO capabilities gap and the European Union
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Issues concerning the differences in defence capabilities between the United States and Europe are discussed, with focus on identifying means of narrowing the gap. The European committment to cutting defence spending is considered to be one of the main reasons behind the discrepance.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 2001
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