Nato Public Diplomacy Division

INTRODUCTION Discussion about the nature and direction of the Atlantic Alliance has perhaps never been as heated as in the past few years. In somé measure, this is a reaction to the pace and extent of change in the international security environment and the ever-growing demands placed upon NATO by...

Preface , I IJ NATO was created through the signing of the Washington Treaty in 1949. i ¦ The treaty, a model of brevity and clarity, paved the way for the Alliance's adap-tation to the constantly changing dynamic of international security. It provides f ' built-in flexibility and scope for...