| NATO at a Crossroads
Internationale Politik, Global edition, Summer 2008, online edition
"The alliance’s April summit in Bucharest was anything but the well-choreographed event that one expects of NATO summits, usually prepared successes full of ebullient displays of unity. Although much was accomplished at the biggest ever NATO gathering, the tensions inherent in the ongoing reconfiguration of the Atlantic alliance were plainly evident." The following articles take up the discussions where they were left off in Bucharest:
For Better or For Worse: Is NATO Still Relevant?
Kaiser, Karl; van Ham, Peter
Internationale Politik, Global edition, Pro&Contra, Summer 2008, 8p
"The Atlantic alliance is in limbo: there is no consensus among its members on a range of key issues. No one wants to pay the bills or contribute more troops. Is NATO a Cold War relic that has lost its relevance? Or does today’s array of security challenges make it more important than ever?"
Karl Kaiser is guest professor at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs/ John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Peter van Ham is director of global governance research at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations in The Hague and a professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
NATO's Global Aspirations
Riecke, Henning; Koschut, Simon
Internationale Politik, Global edition, Summer 2008, pp31-37
"Bucharest was initially dubbed the “enlargement summit.” But this epithet was soon obsolete, despite the go-ahead for Albania and Croatia to join. Western European opposition to Ukrainian and Georgian membership plans was too strong. Would enlargement necessarily increase NATO’s capacity?"
Henning Riecke heads the European Foreign and Security Policy program group at the DGAP. Simon Koschut is a member of the USA/Transatlantic relations program group at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
Alliance at Odds: Afghanistan is a Test Case for Germany & NATO
Noetzel, Timo
Internationale Politik, Global edition, Summer 2008, pp46-50
"NATO is divided over the way forward in Afghanistan. There is no progress in developing a "comprehensive approach" that integrates military and civilian components of the mission. The Question remains: Can NATO find consensus under the increasing pressure of a consisted Afghan front?"
Timo Noetzel is a research associate at the Berlin-based Institute for International and Security Affairs.
The Atlantic Alliance and Strategic Defense
Schreer, Benjamin
Internationale Politik, Global edition, Summer 2008, pp24-28
"In Bucharest NATO again postponed a decision about deploying strategic defenses to defend allied territory. Many European members keep buying time, hoping to skirt an unpopular issue. This is short-sighted: NATO needs a viable strategy for missile defense."
Benjamin Schreer is a researcher in the European and Atlantic Security Division at the Institute
for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin.
F11/04-08. Posted August 18, 2008
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