The usa and European Security
Current US Policy – Key aspects
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Peacekeeping duties require expertise that NATO does not possess NATO’s responsibilities expansion to peacekeeping lacks foundation in international law NATO enlargement & new US initiatives perpetuate dominant role of US in Europe Secretary Albright states, "...NATO expansion involves a solemn expansion of American responsibilities in Europe" NATO’s operational procedures, devised & rehearsed during cold war, do not guarantee successful accomplishment of its new tasks Ex., as reconstruction process in Bosnia continues, need for civilian policing bodies has supplanted reliance on armed soldiers for deterrence NATO simply does not have police or paramilitary units required for such tasks Similarly, conflict prevention, mediation, & monitoring require very different kinds of expertise than what NATO offers Unless NATO develops its own civilian intervention units or delegates more responsibilities to OSCE, which is tasked with carrying out conflict prevention duties, international community may be unable to implement successful stabilization measures US wants NATO to be able to act without UN Security Council approval as decision making mechanisms - Security Council often paralyzed Its intervention in affairs of nonmembers without either UN or OSCE authorization lacks legal foundation of collective security organization NATO’s subordination to UN is also anchored in alliance’s documents Problem stems from Security Council’s inability to act swiftly & effectively, such as during Bosnia & Kosovo crises Maybe, in future, NATO may also seek authorization from OSCE rather than UN New Security Policy - Possibilities U.S. & European countries should delegate conflict prevention & reconstruction duties to OSCE & should build on its expertise NATO should seek mandates from either UN or OSCE for all missions other than defense of its territory US should support France & UK’s attempts to create viable European defense organization NATO may remain dominant security organization in Europe Clarification needed of relations with other European security bodies & division of responsibilities between these institutions OSCE’s mediation & security building measures need be strengthened in order to prevent existing tensions in Europe from turning into open conflicts If all other efforts failed & ensuing violence actually threatened European security, UN or OSCE would request NATO military assistance to stop conflict Develop expertise of new taks (i.e. peacekeeping) within NATO This however, fails to build on expertise developed over years by OSCE & it raises questions about military interference in civilian affairs Any new arrangement needs to give European nations opportunity to assume responsibility over security on their continent Need for rigid US-European front to defeat Soviet invasion no longer exists Stronger European defense identity would relieve US taxpayers of costs of maintaining over 100,000 troops on bases & in peacekeeping operations in Europe Greater European defense autonomy would reduce tensions between European nations & US, which surfaced during debate over NATO’s future Even Blair, US’s closest ally in Europe, dropped UK’s longstanding opposition to EU defense role At French-British summit, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook proclaimed, "we want to be able to see EU take sensible foreign & security policy decisions & we need to match that up with the ability to call up a military capacity where it is needed, for instance, perhaps, in the former Yugoslavia." Directory: doc doc -> The cuban education system doc -> Eu common Position on Cuba: Alternatives and Recommendations doc -> Cuba I. Introduction doc -> I. introduction doc -> Gls 100/pol 300 Havana: a global city Spring 2012, Quarter 3 doc -> Catalogue of Dissertations completed in the School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester doc -> Question: With the collapse of the classical civilizations, post-classical civilizations arose shortly thereafter. Compare the factors that led to the rise post-classical civilizations from 500 ce to 1200ce between two of the following regions- europe, doc -> World history and civilization doc -> United states supreme court Share with your friends:
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