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A 7 page paper that addresses two issues: What is NATO's mission since the end of the Cold War? Why is the U.S. involved in peacekeeping missions? NATO is an alliance and historically, alliances are ended when the threat has ended. This is not true with NATO. The reasons for the continued existence, and even expansion of NATO are discussed. Also, U.S. involvement in peacekeeping operations is also discussed, specifically why the U.S. is involved. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGnatopc.rtf
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of the member nations is an attack on all member nations. The Treaty derives its legitimacy from the Charter of the United Nations. The original purpose of the alliance was
a collective defense against Soviet attack on any of the member nations (NATO, 2000). Since the Cold War has ended and the U.S.S.R. no longer represents a threat,
many people do not understand why NATO still exists. Historically, an alliance is dissolved when the threat is eliminated. Critics have said that the only reason NATO is still active
is because of bureaucratic inertia. Other critics have charged that the Alliance is fabricating its busy agenda (R?hle, 1998). The U.S.S.R. may be dismantled thus removing the threat of
a Soviet attack on the member nations but there are still real threats to the security of these countries. The original objective of the Alliance is still pertinent in todays
world. The mission has changed but not the original objectives. R?hle argued that asking why NATO is still operating is asking the wrong question. The question should be: "What is
NATOs contribution to the emerging Euro-Atlantic security architecture" (1998, p. 20). During the Cold War, NATO was a one-issue institution - a collective defense against one perceived threat. R?hle said
that the architecture should be looked at "as a series of key political processes that shape the strategic environment: the European integration process, the evolution of Russia, the development of
transatlantic relations, and the evolution of crisis management in the Euro-Atlantic area" (1998). These processes have the potential to generate relationships between and among nations wherein conflict can be avoided,
i.e., conflicts and crises would be managed, if not prevented altogether. As R?hle points out, to achieve the goal of managing or preventing conflicts and crises, more institutions than NATO
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