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NATO 19 and 26 September 2017 by Sigrid Brevik Wangsness
Origin of NATO n When and why was NATO established? n Who were the founding members? n What was NATO’s main goal? n What are NATO’s three core tasks today? (Compendium, p. 106)
1 st Stage of NATO’s Development: 1949 -1990 This is the Cold War period: n How many and which new members were added before 1990? n How would you describe this first stage? n How would you evaluate this first stage?
2 nd Stage of NATO’s Development: 1990 -1999 This marks the end of the Cold War: n n n How was the role of The New NATO defined? (Any work left for NATO in Europe? ) Transformation of the Alliance Which countries became members in 1999? Why?
3 rd Stage of NATO’s Development: 1999 - 2017 n n n Why can Operation Allied Force in Kosovo (25 March-10 June 1999) be considered as the start of a new stage? 11 September 2001: The use of Article 5 A new role for NATO: NATO and international terrorism
3 rd Stage of NATO’s Development: 1999 - 2017 n n Open Door Policy: Enlargement 2004: Seven new members. Which and why? n 2009: Two new members. Which? n 2017: A new member. Why controversial?
NATO vs. Russia n Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Why? n NATO’s response n A new sense of purpose for NATO? n n What are Russia’s further aims according to the Economist article “First principles” (from March 2014)? The status quo?
Read the text «Article of faith» (Comp, p. 109) and explain the following: n What is meant by «hybrid» warfare? n Mr. Putin’s goal? n Latvia’s and Estonia’s positions n 21 st-century Russian tactics? n Mr. Putin’s «game plan» ? n Do you agree with the opinions expressed here?
NATO Operations n Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria? n Current NATO operations Ø Afghanistan Ø Kosovo Ø The Mediterranean
Current NATO Operations Ø Support to the African Union Ø Air policing Ø Assistance during refugee and migrant crises Ø Disaster-relief operations Ø Turkey
Partners and Cooperative Structures n n n Partnership for Peace (Pf. P) - 1994 21 countries The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council The NATO-Russia Council, the NATOUkraine Commission, the NATO-Georgia Commission
Partners and Cooperative Structures n The Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia) n The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates) n Global partners (e. g. Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan)
Cooperation with Other Organizations n The EU How is the EU different from NATO? n The UN How are the UN and NATO interrelated?
The Future of NATO n n n What are the major challenges for NATO today? How is NATO preparing to meet these challenges and threats? How do you see NATO’s future?
Do We Need NATO? n Achievements? n Failures? Find arguments both in favour and against the need for NATO.
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