NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Summary/Abstract: NATO is one of the most successful intergovernmental organisations. It is also a military and political, as well as a defence alliance of 31 states and almost one billion people. It is a state of mind embodied in the principle that any thought of threatening or using force in resolving any dispute between Member States is forbidden. Paper examines: How does NATO’s multilateral diplomacy work? Which values does NATO protect? What is the main advantage of the Washington Treaty that has kept Member States together in NATO for seventy-four years (1949-2023)? NATO’s future oscillates between two possible alternatives. One is an alliance limited to its core functions, dealing with common defence and deterrence – the two fields in which NATO performs best. At the other extreme is an expansive view of NATO as dealing with resilience and new security challenges (such as human security and climate change).

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