^#smrgDERGİ The Atlantic Alliance Transformed - Volume: XIV August

Contents

About The Authors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Why Nato?

An Agent For Stability

NATO's Relative Advantages

From Common Defense To Crisis Management

NATO's Political Function

Promoting Harmony, Avoiding Hegemony

Crisis Management

Promoting Stability In Eastern And Central Europe

The U. S. Contribution

NATO'S Military Roles

Traditional Roles

Military Counterbalance

Defense Resources Strategy

New Roles

Building An East - West Defense Community

Monitoring Arms Control

Ballistic Missile Defense

Crisi Response

Crisis Response Missions For NATO

Defense Against Threats From The South

Internal Instabilities

Interstate Wars

Broader Securit Guarantees

An Out - Of Area Operation: The Middle East

U. S. Forces In Europe

Budget Pressures

U. S. Units Under Foreign Command

A Lean But Substantial Presence At 100,000

A Strategy For U. S. Deployments In Europe

NATO's Third Dimension

Europe's Institutional Memory

Appendix A: Residual U. S. Military Forces In Europe

By Don M. Snider

The Current Debate: Summer 1992

Use OF Military Forces For Forward Presence

Forward Presence In Europe

Force Levels And Their Implications

The Current, Preffered 150,000 Force Level

The Threshold 120,000 Force Level

A Future Force Level Of 75,000

Appendix B: NATO Armaments Cooperation: Stalled At A Crossroads By Robin Niblett

The Rationale For Cooperation

Obstacles To Progress

Recommendations For Strenghthening The Partnership

Appendix C: Key NATO Documents, 1991 - 1992

Statement Issued At The Meeting Of The North Atlantic Cooperation Council, Oslo, Norway, 5th June 1992

Final Communique From The Ministerial Meeting Of The North Atlantic Council, Oslo, Norway, 4th June 1992

Final Communique (From The Meeting Of The Defence Planning Committee And The Nuclear Planning Group), 27th May 1992

North Atlantic Cooperation Council Statement On Dialogue, Partnership And Cooperation, 20th December 1991

Rome Declaration On Peace And Cooperation Issued In The Meeting Of The North Atlantic Council In Rome, 7th - 8th November 1991

The Alliance's New Strategic Concept Agreed By The Heads Of State And Government Participating In The Meeting Of The North Atlantic Council, Rome, 7th - 8th November 1991