"Russia Watch, No. 8"
Bulletin 8, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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NATO''s post-Cold War identity and transformation have been key issues on the international relations agenda for the past decade. Evaluation of NATO''s current role as a mutual defense alliance has been drawn into sharper focus following the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, to which NATO responded by invoking Article 5 of the Washington Treaty for the first time in alliance''s fifty-three year history. This historic moment highlighted just how significantly the security threats NATO faces have changed-the Soviet Union is no longer the enemy, and Russia stands alongside NATO states, seeking greater cooperation.
Formalization of a new cooperative relationship between NATO and Russia is currently being developed and an agreement is likely to be signed in Rome at the end of May 2002 following the May 14-15 meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland.
This issue of Russia Watch examines the changing relationship between Russia and NATO. In addition to Russia Watch''s signature editorial leader and concise information on the theme, this issue features analysis from leading experts, including:
- "Russia-NATO Relations: Political Will is Needed," by Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Federation Council of the Russian Federation
"NATO and Russia: Why We Need Each Other," by Lord George Robertson, Secretary General of NATO
"The New Relationship between Russia and NATO," by Sergei Rogov, Director of the Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies
"Walking Through Windows," by Dmitrii Trenin, Deputy Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center
"NATO and Russia: Redefining Relations for the 21st Century," by Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation
"The NATO-Russia Council," by Celeste Wallander, Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
We invite readers to submit comments and suggestions to Russia Watch associate editor Danielle Lussier at Danielle_Lussier@harvard.edu.
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