crisis led to the formation of NATO in April 1949. NATO is a military alliance of non-communist countries in Europe and North America‚ originally formed with thirteen countries‚ including the United States‚ Canada and Denmark. The members of NATO pledged to defend each other if attacked by the Soviet Union [Malone‚ 2015‚ p.101]. NATO was formed out of fear of being attacked‚ while Stalin saw the formation as an act of aggression. Stalin interpreted the formation of NATO as the Western Allies’ way of
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European security landscape is NATO enlargement. Russia’s failure to prevent the first wave and the likelihood of successive waves make the prospect of dividing lines in Europe real. The extent‚ pace and quality of enlargement is very important. There is also the debate of whether the West should take on Russia seriously by accepting to cooperate and work with the Russians. In other words‚ this means accepting Russian demands for no missile defense in Eastern Europe and no NATO enlargement or further European
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Afghanistan: Who Is To Blame? The turmoil in Afghanistan is getting worse with each passing day. Terrorists control many parts of the country. As a result‚ the Afghani people live in constant fear. In efforts to assist this struggling nation‚ the US and NATO have tried to strengthen the Afghani national forces. Unfortunately‚ very little real progress has been made toward securing a solid Afghani government. This paper analyzes two editorials that discuss the current situation in Afghanistan‚ and
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The NATO Codification System provides accurate information of the IoS. It permits recording of the sources of supply and provides significant management data. This enables the solution of supply management problems by providing data users with ready access to a single up-to-date source. NSNs are all available in the NATO Master Catalogue of References for Logistics (NMCRL). This catalogue contains information
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where Europe is concerned is the fissure that has arisen in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). France and Germany’s opposition to a U.S.-led war against Iraq has brought into question the very essence of NATO. By thwarting NATO’s ability to protect Turkey (a NATO member) against attack in the war‚ France and Germany have broken a central tenet of the NATO Charter—that an attack against one NATO member is an attack against all NATO members. While attempting to create a counterweight to U.S
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Canada played a very large role in the development of NATO and how they handled each situation involving the Cold War. Canada came up with the peacekeeping force that were successfully de-escalating problems across the world like in the Suez Crisis‚ Korean war‚ and in the Congo that might have lead to something bigger. Another thing Canada did with NATO was supply their soldiers to the peacekeeping force and give their navy to them so they could escort
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the costs associated with a Balkan intervention. Nevertheless‚ states act for reasons. They do not intervene in a far off land simply because to do so will not endanger their security. President Bush’s decision to intervene to alleviate starvation in Somalia is an example of a compliant response to the norm prescribing intervention. The regulative function of a norm is that which regulates or constrains behavior by altering the consequences of a given behavior and thereby forcing a recalculation
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The United States should empower the Afghan Government to actively pursue peace negotiations with the Taliban because total victory is neither plausible nor affordable. U.S. and NATO have battled the Taliban for sixteen years. Some defense analysts estimate the Afghan war cost the U.S. between $4 to $6 trillion dollars. Furthermore‚ thousands of Americans sacrificed their lives and limbs in pursuit of victory against the Taliban. Yet‚ the Taliban insurgency remains resilient today. The U.S.
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the influence area of United States and Soviet Union determined. Under the Democrat Party governments‚ the foreign policy agenda of Turkey had important articles such as the Korean War‚ Turkish accession to the NATO‚ Cyprus‚ the Balkans and the Middle East issues. The accession to the NATO was the primary aim of Democrat Party and Turkey‚ in the beginning of 1950’s. The shock of Soviet demands on Kars‚ Ardahan and the straits were still alive and following the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall
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The Independence of Kosovo Generally speaking‚ one can state that theories possibly explain specific actions of a country or a government‚ but that governments do not automatically act accordingly. Therefore the question arises‚ whether Kosovo’s independence can be explained by a single theory of international relations and‚ if so‚ to what extent one theory can explain the processes that took place in Kosovo. On 17 February 2008‚ Kosovo’s declaration of independence was adopted at a meeting of
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