| The collapse of socialistic block by the late | | | | interpretation of European countries.The |
| 1990s gave rise to doubts as to timeliness of | | | | United Stated in their relying on closest |
| the North Treaty Alliance Organization that | | | | European allies needed, on the one hand, to |
| in fact had accomplished its mission and | | | | back up European initiatives in security |
| essential role. Realistic logic concerning | | | | sphere, and on the other hand, to guide its |
| military alliances, based on historic | | | | partners in necessary direction evading |
| experience of the Cold War, gave reasons to | | | | degradation of American-European |
| believe in incapability of either military | | | | political-military connection.Understanding |
| block to outlast the collapse of the | | | | the directions of NATO reforming to maintain |
| other.American and European experts and | | | | the organizations' vital activity emerged in |
| politicians who shared these ideas, adhered | | | | American political circles quick enough. |
| to the opinion of necessity to disband NATO | | | | Already in 1992 Colin Powell, then chairman |
| or at least limit this organization in its | | | | of Joint Chiefs of Staff, in his speech in |
| claims. For instance, Germany, represented by | | | | London International Institute for Strategic |
| the Minister for Foreign Affairs Hans Ditrih | | | | Research mentioned NATO's new peacemaking |
| Gensher and backed by the Czechoslovakia, | | | | tasks and switch of the alliance to more |
| pursued a policy towards "deeper | | | | definite actions on spreading democracy and |
| institutionalization" of the CSCE, trying to | | | | political liberalism throughout Europe. Then, |
| transform this forum into decisive element of | | | | the task of the American administration |
| new European security system. Moscow in early | | | | included elaboration of strategy for carrying |
| 1990s gave rise to the idea of "European | | | | out the actions proclaimed along with |
| Security Council" which would consist of the | | | | reaching consensus on necessity of those |
| largest European states.Nevertheless, drastic | | | | actions among the concerned international |
| measures taken by the USA and its closest | | | | subjects - American allies in NATO and |
| allies not desiring to turn down time-proved | | | | Central Eastern Europe as well as American |
| mechanisms of transatlantic ties in late | | | | domestic political forces.The next sections |
| 80s-early 90s ensured NATO's survival as | | | | will reveal the evolution of the USA towards |
| defense alliance.Except NATO-centric project, | | | | the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and |
| all other rival projects of European security | | | | include analysis of such issues as NATO |
| architecture were rejected. Paris Summit | | | | enlargement to the East and shift of |
| demonstrated reluctance of many influential | | | | organization's purposes, tasks and functions. |
| states to give preference to the CSCE in | | | | The particular attention will be attached to |
| ensuring European security, while the concept | | | | the American policy evolution towards NATO's |
| of "All-European Security Council" failed to | | | | purposes and functions as for now and place |
| succeed due to its contradiction with | | | | of this military alliance in the US foreign |
| processes of international relations | | | | policy.Patrick Hume is professional political |
| democratization after the end of Cold | | | | scientist. With a Master's degree in |
| War.NATO's central role and American | | | | International Relations, Patrick specializes |
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