How does NATO contribute on the world stage? Whats their role in peacekeeping?
2007-11-13 05:00:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
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2007-11-13 05:01:13 · update #1
NATO is kind of the next step for UN operations now.
A UN observer force goes in under a UN mandate and can only observe. They usually cant handle a situation when it arises. So the UN will authorize NATO to take over and NATO will actually have a set of Rules of Engagment that they can actually do something.
Bosnia is the prime example of this.
NATO was originally formed to unite western Europe against the Warsaw Pact, but after the WP fell, they took over managing threats to Europe. This later expanded to other UN failures.
Today, since terrorism is a threat to Europe as well, NATO is currently heavily engaged in Afganistan. So terrorism has kind of become the new "Warsaw Pact" for NATO.
NATO is currently explanding absorbing a lot of the former WP and even has partnerships with nations in the former USSR and Northern Africa as well.
2007-11-13 06:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
NATO's original function was to keep the Soviets out, the Americans in and Germans down. Did exceptionally well at all three until the early 90s when the Soviets collapsed and the Germans reunified.
Peacekeeping has become their new purpose since then. The US didn't intervene in Bosnia/Kosovo mandate, we did it with NATO. NATO is also the driver for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
2007-11-13 05:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by RTO Trainer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most of the time the NATO forces are supplementing or substitutinge the UN peacekeepers.
The NATO concensus ir reached more often and more quickly than the average UN concensus, especially in the Security council.
2007-11-13 06:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
as of today,nato no longer has a role, communism is broken down, euro has a giant military of 350 million
2007-11-13 12:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are a cover for the Zionist and western military intelligence run drug trade, people smuggling and forced adult and child sex trafficking trade.
Zionist leader of Bruxelles child sex ring Marc Dutroux supplied
children to the top brass of NATO and the EU so that they would be blackmailed by Zionist into carrying out their wishes.
2007-11-13 05:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by John M 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
NATOs job? They can't find their ars with both hands and instruction when it comes to keeping the peace.
Vet-USAF
2007-11-13 05:04:29 · answer #6 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Many nations, consensus
2007-11-13 05:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dave M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can read all about them here: http://www.nato.int/
2007-11-13 05:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
observation
2007-11-13 05:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋