Author: Kurt Volker / Political Geography: North America

Author:: Kurt Volker and Edgar Buckley
Publication Date:: 02-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Atlantic Council
Abstract:: How can an organization of 28 sovereign countries act together effi ciently to agree policies, invest in common capabilities, manage crises and conduct military operations based on consensus? Obviously, not at all – unless it is founded on strong fundamental principles and shared values, agreed strategies and a tradition of mutual trust. That has always been the assumption underlying NATO's constitutional approach.
Topic:: NATO, International Cooperation, and Reform
Political Geography:: Europe and North America

Author:: Kurt Volker
Publication Date:: 12-2009
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Atlantic Council
Abstract:: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, NATO stands at a crossroads. Will it reinvent itself yet again, to serve as the foundation for the security and defense of Europe and North America in a world of diverse, non-conventional threats, many of which come from outside of Europe? Will it return to a passive, geographically defined approach of protecting the territory of European Allies against armed attack? Will it merge these visions into a new hybrid? Will it retain the political will and resource commitments of its members, whether in Europe or North America?
Topic:: NATO, International Cooperation, and Reform
Political Geography:: Europe and North America

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