Dilemma on NATOs Purpose After Cold War

The collapse of socialistic block by the late 1990sresources and geographically broad interpretation
gave rise to doubts as to timeliness of the Northof European countries.The United Stated in their
Treaty Alliance Organization that in fact hadrelying on closest European allies needed, on the
accomplished its mission and essential role. Realisticone hand, to back up European initiatives in
logic concerning military alliances, based on historicsecurity sphere, and on the other hand, to guide
experience of the Cold War, gave reasons toits partners in necessary direction evading
believe in incapability of either military block todegradation of American-European political-military
outlast the collapse of the other.American andconnection.Understanding the directions of NATO
European experts and politicians who shared thesereforming to maintain the organizations' vital
ideas, adhered to the opinion of necessity toactivity emerged in American political circles quick
disband NATO or at least limit this organization inenough. Already in 1992 Colin Powell, then
its claims. For instance, Germany, represented bychairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, in his speech in
the Minister for Foreign Affairs Hans DitrihLondon International Institute for Strategic
Gensher and backed by the Czechoslovakia,Research mentioned NATO's new peacemaking
pursued a policy towards "deepertasks and switch of the alliance to more definite
institutionalization" of the CSCE, trying toactions on spreading democracy and political
transform this forum into decisive element ofliberalism throughout Europe. Then, the task of
new European security system. Moscow in earlythe American administration included elaboration of
1990s gave rise to the idea of "European Securitystrategy for carrying out the actions proclaimed
Council" which would consist of the largestalong with reaching consensus on necessity of
European states.Nevertheless, drastic measuresthose actions among the concerned international
taken by the USA and its closest allies not desiringsubjects - American allies in NATO and Central
to turn down time-proved mechanisms ofEastern Europe as well as American domestic
transatlantic ties in late 80s-early 90s ensuredpolitical forces.The next sections will reveal the
NATO's survival as defense alliance.Exceptevolution of the USA towards the North Atlantic
NATO-centric project, all other rival projects ofTreaty Organization and include analysis of such
European security architecture were rejected.issues as NATO enlargement to the East and shift
Paris Summit demonstrated reluctance of manyof organization's purposes, tasks and functions.
influential states to give preference to the CSCEThe particular attention will be attached to the
in ensuring European security, while the conceptAmerican policy evolution towards NATO's
of "All-European Security Council" failed to succeedpurposes and functions as for now and place of
due to its contradiction with processes ofthis military alliance in the US foreign policy.Patrick
international relations democratization after theHume is professional political scientist. With a
end of Cold War.NATO's central role andMaster's degree in International Relations, Patrick
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