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CIAO DATE: 09/04
Volume 9, Number 2, June 2004
Preface (PDF, 1 page, 445.9 kbs)
NATO Remains Our Essential Alliance (PDF, 3 pages, 432.3 kbs), by R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
For the summit in Istanbul and beyond, the United States envisions setting five ambitious goals to enable NATO to deal effectively with 21st century challenges.
The U.S. and NATO: A Partnership in Action (PDF, 2 pages, 426.3 kbs), by Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Predictions of NATO’s irrelevance and subsequent demise have repeatedly been proven wrong.
NATO: An Alliance Transforming (PDF, 3 pages, 435.5 kbs), by Ian Brzezinski, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Affairs
Collective defense remains the fundamental purpose of NATO, but the missions that flow from this responsibility have changed dramatically from those planned for during the Cold War.
The New Politics of Transatlantic Defense Cooperation (PDF, 2 pages, 435 kbs), by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary–General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In today’s fluid strategic environment, NATO will be an anchor of stability.
NATO’s Role in Bringing Security to the Greater Middle East (PDF, 4 pages, 430.9 kbs), by Chuck Hagel, U. S. Senator and Republican Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations
Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Mediterranean, and Israel–Palestine are five areas in which NATO has the potential to use its experience to good effect.
The Istanbul Summit: Stepping Up to the Challenge (PDF, 3 pages, 434.4 kbs), by Joseph R. Biden, U.S. Senator and Ranking Democrat on the Committee on Foreign Relations
It is time for NATO members to put the debate of Iraq behind them and focus on the joint need to successfully stabilize that country for the security of all.
A Defining Moment in Purpose and Commitment (PDF, 5 pages, 434.6 kbs), by Dr. Simon Serfaty, Center for Strategic and International Studies
The United States and its transatlantic partners must acknowledge their mutual dependence to successfully achieve and maintain security and stability and replace adversarial competiveness with the balance of complementarity.
Partnership for Peace: Charting A Course for A New Era (PDF, 6 pages, 452 kbs), by Dr. Jeffrey Simon, Institute for National Strategic Studies
NATO’s highly successful partnership program must be transformed, adapted to other regions, and better resourced to address new security challenges.
Western Security Efforts and the Greater Middle East (PDF, 7 pages, 452.7 kbs), by Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Bringing security to the Greater Middle East will require, among other things, a commitment to deal with the root causes of instability, violence, and terrorism.
Proposals for Renewing the Atlantic Partnership (PDF, 5 pages, 445.9 kbs), by Dr. Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations
Europe and the United States must remember the lessons of the past and focus on five tasks to strengthen the Alliance.
Bibliography (PDF, 1 page, 413.2 kbs), (Spotlighting other views)
Key Internet Sites (PDF, 1 page, 417.8 kbs), Internet links to resources on related issues