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BRIEFING FOR THE MODEL NATO YOUTH SUMMIT
BRUSSELS, 10 JULY 2012
THE EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL:
A CORE ELEMENT OF NATO’s NEW
PARTNERSHIP POLICY
MR. GEORGE NICULESCU
THE EUROPEAN GEOPOLITICAL FORUM
AFFILIATED EXPERT ON PARTNERSHIPS, INTEGRATION AND
REGIONAL COOPERATION
IN THE GREATER BLACK SEA AREA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• 1990 London Declaration- commitment to
enduring peace in Europe
• 1991: North Atlantic Cooperation Council- an
emerging institutional relationship
• 1994 Brussels summit: the Partnership for Peace
(PfP): first steps beyond dialogue and
cooperation
• Today: 28 NATO members + 22 EAPC Partners
THE EURO-ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL
• Basic document agreed in May 1997;
• Political Framework for Political Dialogue and Practical
Cooperation;
• Takes full account of and complements OSCE, EU, and
Council of Europe activities;
• Inclusive dialogue and maintaining self-differentiation
among Partners;
• Potential subject areas:
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political and security matters;
crisis management;
regional matters;
arms control;
Etc.
PARTNERSHIPS IN THE NATO STRATEGIC
CONCEPT
• Cooperative Security – Core Task in the New Strategic Concept;
• Enhanced Partnerships - Flexible Formats Bringing NATO
Members and Partners Together Across and Beyond Existing
Frameworks;
• Develop Existing Partnerships (EAPC/PfP, MD, ICI) while
Preserving Their Specificity;
• Partnership with Russia: Aim To Establishing a True Strategic
Partnership within the Framework of the NATO-Russia Council;
• EAPC: Enhanced Consultations And Practical Military
Cooperation With Partners;
• Partnerships With Georgia And Ukraine: In The Framework of
NATO-Georgia and NATO-Ukraine Commissions, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
• The Euro-Atlantic Partnership an essential component of the
post-Cold War transformation of NATO
• Aims to:
▫ Promote democratic reforms of defence and security
institutions
▫ Enable Partners to participate in NATO-led operations
▫ Develop dialogue and cooperation to fight against
transnational risks and threats
• Developed tools and mechanisms, some of which tailored
to Individual Partners’ needs and circumstances;
• Enhanced political consultations on security issues:
▫ should NOT DUPLICATE conflict resolution processes in
other international forums;
▫ should be agreed by the NAC, on a case by case basis.
Topic 1: Russia-Georgia Relations
• Emergency crisis management is an important part
of the EAPC's mandate, but is dependent on the
cooperation of EAPC members towards a greater
goal. Following the Georgia-Russia crisis in 2008,
tensions were exacerbated by the influence of NATO
states in supplying Georgia with weapons.
• What steps must the EAPC take to ensure that
future crises sparked by tensions between Partners
do not impede conflict prevention and resolution
efforts?
• Can the non-NATO Members play an effective role
in regional conflict prevention and resolution that
doesn't provoke further tensions?