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Developments as NATO's April Summit Approaches

As the April summit in Washington draws near, BASIC and its network of colleagues in the US and Europe will be monitoring developments and offering opinions about the way forward for NATO. BASIC and NETS will offer reports and analysis of the statements and events leading up to the summit, especially on the issue areas included on NATO's April agenda.

Each section below features a chapter from the BASIC report, A Risk Reduction Strategy for NATO (February 1999) analyzing key summit issues, followed by updates and reports on these issue areas from the Network on European & Transatlantic Security (NETS) and others.

NATO Early Warning Service (NEWS)

For more information and breaking news on NATO developments, you may join the NATO Early Warning Service (NEWS), an email listserv managed by the Berlin Information-centre for Transatlantic Security (BITS). Contact BITS to subscribe to the NEWS service.

1. The New Strategic Concept

Redefining the Core Tasks
Redefining the Nuclear Tasks

UPDATE: NATO Operation Without UN Mandate "Nuts"
8 February 1999
UPDATE: US Congress Members Offer Vision for NATO's Strategy 24 Feb 1999
UPDATE: Defence Committee to Issue Impotent Report on Eve of NATO Summit 24 Feb 1999
UPDATE: UK Clarifies 'Out-of-Area' Mandate 24 Feb 1999
UPDATE: UK Open to Debate on NATO's Nuclear Doctrine 24 Feb 1999
MEDIA ADVISORY: Continents of Kosovos Await British Forces in US Vision for NATO Strategy 8 Mar 1999
UPDATE: UK Government: Kosovo Not A Precedent for NATO Missions Without UN Authorisation 8 Mar 1999
UPDATE: US Denies Global Role for NATO 16 Mar 1999

2. Document on the Vision Statement on European Security

Interlocking Institutions

UPDATE: Solana Calls for Economic Reconstruction in the Balkans 16 Mar 1999

Relations with Russia
NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue

3. Document on NATO's Open Door and Enlargement Policies

NATO Enlargement
Partnership for Peace

UPDATE: Austria to Deny Tank Pass-Through 24 Feb 1999
UPDATE: US Senate's NATO Mandates Spurned By White House 8 Mar 1999

4. Document on NATO Defense Capabilities Initiative

5. Document on Weapons of Mass Destruction

6. Document on European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI)

UPDATE: German Proposal on ESDI Unveiled 16 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Britain Outlines Proposals for European Defence; Cool Response From the US 16 Mar 1999

Non-Military Security Policy

7. "Missing Document" 1: NATO Policy for Crisis Management and Security Sector Reform

Crisis Management
Security Sector Reform

UPDATE: More Than Bombs and 'Verifiers' 7 Feb 1999

8. "Missing Document" 2: A Comprehensive Concept for Arms Control and Disarmament

Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
Conventional Arms Control Elements
Additional Measures to Control Transfers of Conventional Weapons
Controlling the Proliferation and Misuse of Small Arms

UPDATE: Russian Defense Chief Outlines Military Implications of NATO Eastward Expansion 8 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Preparing for Future Nuclear Disarmament - The NATO Summit and the Steps Ahead 8 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Germany Calls for No First Use 16 Mar 1999
UPDATE: General Butler Calls for More Effort Towards Nuclear Disarmament 16 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Dutch Foreign Minister Confirms "No Drastic Change in NATO Nuclear Policy" 22 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Dutch Parliament Debates NATO Nuclear Strategy 23 Mar 1999

9. Summit Preparations

UPDATE: US Government Calls US Leadership
'Key' to NATO's Future
8 March 1999
UPDATE: NATO Conference Up In Smoke 9 Mar 1999
UPDATE: NATO's Last Dance 9 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Dutch Parliament to Debate NATO Strategy
16 Mar 1999
UPDATE: The US Outlines 4 Initiatives for the NATO Summit - Still No Consensus Among the 16 16 Mar 1999
UPDATE: Summit Programme is Released 16 Mar 1999

 

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