Title "Substantial combat forces" in the context of NATO-Russia relations / William Alberque

Published Rome, Italy : Research Division, NATO Defense College, 2016

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Description 16 pages ; 30 cm Series Research paper, 2076-0949 ; No. 131 Research report (NATO Defence College) ; no. 131 Contents Introduction -- Substantial combat forces -- The historical origins of the SCF pledge -- NATO and the fourth wave of enlargement, 1995-1999 -- The NATO-Russia Founding Act negotiations and the CFE treaty --Substantial combat forces : a unilateral statement -- Adaptation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty and restraint -- ACFE limits and the commitments made in Istanbul, 1999 -- NATO and the fifth wave of enlargement, 2002-2007 -- Russian "suspension" of the CFE -- Conclusions Summary "On 18 March 2014, Russia announced the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. This announcement came in the context of massive and unprecedented deployments of Russian military forces throughout the Russian Federation Western Military District, all along NATO's eastern border. Russia's military activities had a profound impact on the 2014 NATO summit in Wales, shifting the Alliance's attention away from the transition in Afghanistan to Operation Resolution Support and towards NATO's collective defense mission. The Wales Summit Declaration included the announcement of a full range of measures to assure Allies in the East, including the presence of persistent rotational Allied forces and changes to military infrastructure to support reinforcement, followed by the recent announcement of four NATO multinational battalions to be deployed to Eastern Europe. Russia's official response to the changes announced by NATO included accusations that the Allies are in violation of the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997 (NRFA), specifically the pledge related to Substantial Combat Forces (SCF). However, this paper shows that none of the changes announced at the Wales or Warsaw summits has approached the thresholds described in the SCF pledge. This paper reveals the historical context of the SCF pledge, focusing on the political circumstances under which it was formulated and introduced ... This paper seeks to answer the question: what did the SCF pledge mean to NATO and to Russia at the time it was given? It will clarify, through a close examination of the historical record, the meaning of the SCF pledge as it was understood by those who made it (NATO Allies) and the intended audiences (the then-prospective NATO Allies and Russia)"--Introduction Notes Caption title "June 2016." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Military policy North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Armed Forces -- Europe, Eastern North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Treaties, etc. Russia (Federation), 1997 May 27. SUBJECT North Atlantic Treaty Organization. fast (OCoLC)fst00529467 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (1990 November 19) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91020113 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (1990 November 19) fast (OCoLC)fst01773978 Subject Armed Forces. International relations. Military policy. SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- Military policy Subject Eastern Europe. Russia (Federation) Form Electronic book

Other Titles Substantial combat forces in the context of North Atlantic Treat Organization-Russia relations

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