Cooke, Thomas. NATO CJTF DOCTRINE: THE NAKED EMPEROR (Parameters, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter 1998-99, pp. 124-136)
To conduct the deployment in Bosnia, NATO relied upon the concept of a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and has since embraced it "as the likely means by which similar operations will be conducted in the future," says Cooke. But the strategy "was never intended for international coalitions that must achieve unanimity before deciding to act," he argues. Therefore, alternatives to CJTF -- including the "lead-nation" concept -- should be explored "before embracing a doctrine that may well prove ineffective, costly, and potentially dangerous if ever implemented in a major conflict."
Heaton, Erin; Caires, Greg Alan. EUROPE ON THE MOVE: THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE IN 1998 (Seapower, vol. 42, no. 1, January 1999, pp. 59-64)
Despite forecasts of decline, the authors contend, "NATO will remain central to transatlantic security." Future NATO operations will be successful "only if its constituent members agree to the coalition-warfare concept of operations, in which each participant's strengths are matched to the missions most suitable," they say. And NATO will not "remain robust unless the new European governments agree to develop interoperable weapons, systems, and platforms that are both compatible with coalition warfare and able to keep indigenous defense industrial bases reasonably healthy."
Ikenberry, G. John. AMERICA'S LIBERAL HEGEMONY (Current History, vol. 98, no. 624, January 1999, pp. 23-28)
"In terms of world order-building, the end of the Cold War is an overrated historical event," says Ikenberry, contending that "continuity, not transformation, has been the hallmark of the post-Cold War era." One element of post-war order-building among the industrial democracies entailed establishing security alliances, which protected their members from outside threats and "also provided institutionalized assurances that the countries would maintain steady and predictable relationships."
Lunn, Simon. NATO'S PARLIAMENTARY ARM HELPS FURTHER THE AIMS OF THE ALLIANCE (NATO Review, vol. 46, no. 4, Winter 1998, pp. 8-11)
Lunn, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Assembly (NAA), believes the organization offers a critical service by building consensus as NATO adjusts to the changing security environment. The NAA brings together parliamentarians from member countries, partner countries, and the Mediterranean and thus facilitates broader awareness, trust, and cooperation in Europe. In the view of many Assembly members, he says, the April 1999 Washington Summit to celebrate NATO's 50th anniversary will be an appropriate setting to give recognition to the role and relevancy of the Assembly.
Moss, Kenneth B. U.S.-EUROPEAN RELATIONS AND THE CHANGING BALANCE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS (Mediterranean Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 4, Fall 1998, pp. 52-68)
Moss believes the redefinition of national security during the past 20 years "to include factors of economics and commerce and related areas in environment, energy, and social policy" has resulted in "a situation in which congressional powers are much stronger than previously." However the "disparity between the necessary worldwide focus of national policy and the local orientation of Congress in commercial and economic issues possibly poses the major challenge to effective U.S. leadership in foreign policy," he says.
Ruhle, Michael. TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT NATO'S ROLE IN EUROPEAN SECURITY (NATO Review, vol. 46, no. 4, Winter 1998, pp. 20-23)
Ruhle, a senior planning officer at NATO, suggests that the way to define NATO's post-Cold War role is not to search for a single purpose but to show how NATO contributes to "the emerging Euro-Atlantic security architecture." He sees this "architecture" as consisting of several political processes that affect the strategic environment, and the successful management of these processes by NATO and other institutions. NATO's contribution to European integration, for example, has included the development of a European Security and Defense Identity and the enlargement of NATO to welcome fledgling democracies in Central Europe.
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