Nato and the European Union

By Archick, Kristin

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Title:	Nato and the European Union
Author:	Archick, Kristin
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Excerpt
Excerpt: Both NATO and the European Community (EC), now the European Union (EU), had their origins in post-World War II efforts to bring stability to Europe. NATO’s original purpose was to provide collective defense through a mutual security guarantee for the United States and its European allies to counterbalance potential threats from the Soviet Union. The European Community’s purpose was to provide political stability to its members through securing democracy and free markets. Congress and successive Administrations have strongly supported both NATO and the EC/EU, based on the belief that stability in Europe has engendered the growth of democracy, reliable military allies, and strong trading partners.

Table of Contents
Contents Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NATO’s Mission and Response to Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 U.S.-European Differences over Threat Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Capabilities and “Usability” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 “National Caveats” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Multinational Deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bosnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Afghanistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Enlargement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 U.S. Leadership under Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A New Security Actor: The European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ESDP’s Progress to Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 New Institutions and NATO-EU Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The EU’s Rapid Reaction Force and Capability Challenges . . . . . . . . 15 ESDP Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Future Shape of ESDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 European Viewpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Boosting Planning Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Enhancing Rapid Response Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ESDP Post-September 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 U.S. Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21