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The Evolving Role of NATO
Marko Savković
Research Associate
Centre for Civil-Military Relations, Belgrade
What is the source of great powers’ conduct in post
Cold War era?
“Because the great powers of the future will be non-unitary
actors focusing primarily on maximizing wealth and acting
not simply within a system of states but instead within a
‘great power society’, they will no longer engage in
balancing alliances but will settle conflicts and enhance
their security through negotiation and compromise rather
than through the use or threat of force.” (James M.
Goldgeier and Michael McFaul, “A Tale of Two Worlds:
Core and Periphery in the Post-Cold War Era”,
International Organization 46, Issue 2, Spring 1992)
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What is the basis of the modern comprehension of
one individual’s security?
1.Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of religion
3. Freedom from want (economic well being)
4. Freedom from fear
The "human (centered) security" paradigm in
social science and economic development
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Why history did not end once the Cold War was over?
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Every time when a systemic crisis occurs, there
are calls for the rules of the game to be changed
Systemic crisis might, and will cause ideologically
heterogeneous system in the future
The sharing of norms of governance did not
become global, and has not become yet
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How did NATO survive the Cold War?
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It adopted new missions, transforming from a from
a traditional military alliance for collective defense
into a political-military organization for security
cooperation with an extensive bureaucracy and
complex decision-making process
It took in new members
It was faced with the direct attack for the first time
in its history after September 11 terrorist attacks
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How did NATO mission evolve?
“No longer was NATO content to preserve and promote its
values by guarding territory of its member states. (Since
1989) they have effectively committed themselves to
developing the means necessary to encourage the growth
of their values outside of NATO’s borders. Notably, this
new enterprise constituted principally political rather than
military mission.” (Rebecca R. Moore, 2007, “NATO’s New
Mission: Projecting Stability in a Post-Cold War World”,
Praeger Security International).
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What tools NATO used to promote its values?
1. It developed institutional and partnership arrangements:
 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
 Partnership for Peace
 Partnership Action Plan on Defense Institution Building
 Framework Document; Presentation Document; Individual
Partnership Program
 NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council (renamed later to simply
NATO-Russia Council)
 NATO-Ukraine Commission
2. It adopted new Strategic Concepts in 1991 and 1999 respectively.
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Strategic Concept of 1999
1. Priorities:
 The preservation of the transatlantic link
 The maintenance of effective military capabilities
 The development of the European Security and Defense
Identity (lost its importance with the formulation of ESDP)
2. NATO as a conflict prevention and crisis management actor
3. Openness to new members confirmed
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“Out of area” and “out of article 5” missions
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The defining factor in Post Cold War evolution of NATO was the
strategic decision to move beyond this traditional sphere of
engagement
The treaty produced a strictly transatlantic community
Article 5: “An armed attack against one or more of (the member
states) in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack
against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed
attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or
collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the
United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked…”
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NATO turning sixty years old: the challenges
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The future mission statement of NATO as a military
alliance
NATO’s relationship with Georgia and Ukraine
The relationship with the European Union
New “places of interest”: Middle East? Africa? A
more global NATO, opening its doors for countries
that are out of its traditional sphere?
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