The focus of this book is on the fifteen-member European Union but its coverage extends to many other bodies which form part of today's Europe, such as the Council of Europe, the European Economic Area and Western European Union.

The Partnership for Peace (PfP) program can be seen as a lens for examining the larger security policy debates in Poland and Germany. This documented briefing traces the recent evolution of the security debate in each country, and notes how each has adapted PfP to suit its security policy needs. The research reveals that both Poland and Germany view PfP as the first step on a path to NATO membership for at least some of the partner countries, most of all Poland. Germany and Poland are making maximum use of the program to solidify their military cooperation, and both are hopeful that the United States takes a similar view toward PfP implementation. The main difference between the two countries relates to Russia: the Poles fear that Germany may bend its PfP policy of extensive cooperation with Poland to reach agreement on security issues with Russia. The briefing concludes with a discussion of the implications of the Polish and German interpretations of PfP for the United States and for the U.S. Army.

Vurdering af relationerne mellem Europa og USA, herunder samarbejde under Partnership for Peace.

This paper discusses the origins, evolution, and future of the Partnership for Peace (PfP). Partnership for Peace was created by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to enhance political and military cooperation between NATO and the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. NATO enlargement, Russian concerns, PfP Partner needs, and other forces will not allow PfP to remain static. With President Bill Clinton's declaration that NATO should announce the first tranche of enlargement at the July 1997 Summit, NATO faces a self-imposed deadline to adapt PfP to this new environment. After an extensive review of available literature and the conduct of over 80 interviews with key United States, NATO, and Partner nation policymakers, and academicians, we propose that NATO create a new Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). This Council will be a regularly meeting body of representatives of the Alliance and interested Partner countries, supported by dedicated NATO staff. The pillared structure within the EAPC will be based on three distinct areas: military issues, political consultation and civil-military cooperation. This proposal encompasses the United States proposal for an Atlantic Partnership Council but takes it a step further in organization and development as a NATO structure. Through the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the Partnership can serve as the vector for a broadened approach to security which includes not only NATO's Allies but any and all nations who share its belief in democracy and cooperation.

NATO established the Partnership for Peace (PfP) to increase cooperation with former Warsaw Pact members and provide many of these countries with a path to NATO membership. NATO is also developing a new Strategic Concept to clarify its mission and activities, including its relationship with PfP countries and other partners. The DoD-funded Warsaw Initiative Fund (WIF) supports the goals of the PfP program. This report reviewed: (1) how the PfP program has evolved since it was last reported on in 2001; (2) options NATO is considering for the future of the PfP and other partnership programs; and (3) support to PfP countries through the U.S. WIF program. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

This is a collection of papers presented at the Marshall Legacy Symposium: Partnerships for the Future, held in Washington, D.C. in January 1996 involving 450 civilian and military leaders from forty-three NATO and Partnership for Peace countries. The aim of the symposium was to promote peace, democracy and prosperity by encouraging improved relations among the countries of Europe and with the United States. Co-published with the Program on Transitions to Democracy.Contents: Partnerships for Peace: U.S. Perspectives; European Perspectives; International Civil-Military Cooperation. Parterships to Encourage Democracy. Partnerships for Prosperity. The Marshall Legacy--Implications for the Future. Partnerships in the Information Age. Future International Challeges. Appendices.