NATO
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been a linchpin in the U.S.-European defense structure since its founding in 1949. The end of the Cold War has been hailed as a major shift in world political power and as evidence of a less dangerous international climate, and this has also called into question the need for the continuation of NATO, among other defense alliances. The founding of NATO was a major post-war accomplishment for the mutual defense of Europe and the North Atlantic region. Throughout its history, NATO has been almost as much a source of internal tension among members as it has been an effective defense tool. Yet, NATO is seen as perhaps the most successful defensive alliance in history and remains today the only truly functioning security organization in Europe (Ullman, 1991, p. 53). A look back at the circumstances of the creation of this organization will show some of the forces that brought members together and some of the goals they set for themselves and the organization. At the end of World War II, much of Europe was devastated from the fighting, and Germany was partitioned and under the joint command of the United States, Russia, France, and Great Britain. The first concern of the Allies was that Germany not be able to develop another war machine as had happened after World War I, and only secondarily did they begin worrying about one another. During the war, the common goal of defeating Nazi
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vakia from accepting U.S. aid and created the Cominform to cope with the Marshall Plan. Social unrest continued to increase across Western Europe at this time, especially in France and Italy, as 1947 drew to a close, and it was becoming more and more vital to develop an effective defense to allay fears and create a new sense of security.
Britain suggested a formula for a Western European Union in 1948, and out of this developed the Treaty of Brussels under which Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom pledged themselves in case of aggression to give each other all necessary aid and assistance by whatever means in their power, military and other. The agreement was reached quickly, a sign of the reaction to the Prague coup in February 1948. Still, the treaty was no more than a declaration of intentions when the Russians began to blockade West Berlin in June 1948, but the situation was becoming more serious. In the United States, the idea of a military alliance in Europe had already been developed and was set in motion with the Vandenberg Resolution, which opened the way to concrete negotiations. These began on July 6, and in that same month American and Canadian observers attended meetings of the
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