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Social 20International Organization Research Project

By: Nadine and Casey

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Latvia,

Lithuania,

Luxembourg,

Netherlands,

Norway,

Poland,

Portugal,

Romania,

Slovakia,

Spain, Slovenia,

Turkey,

United Kingdom,

United States

Albania

Belgium,

Bulgaria,

Canada,

Croatia,

Czech Republic,

Denmark,

Estonia,

France,

Germany,

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Membership

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Purpose: NATO was first created as a military alliance and has since beeninvolved in many military operations to act as peace keepers and at timespeacemakers.

o Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

o Means/ability to enforce its resolutions: Although the NATO does serve

as a governmental organization, it still relies heavily on its militarystructure to enforce its resolutions. In most cases, once the NATO hasmade a decision, troops are sent in to a certain nation or area to solve theproblem that NATO has made their mission.

Basics and Details

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Bodies and Branches: The NATO is separated into a number of levels, themain three being; Civilian Structure, Military Structure, and Organizationsand Agencies.

o Civilian Structure: Private Office, Political Affairs and Security PolicyDivision, Operations Division, Emerging Security Challenges Division,

Defense Policy and Planning Division, Defense Investment Division,Public Diplomacy Division, Executive Management, NATO Offices ofResources, NATO Offices of Security.

o Military Structure: The Military Committee, Allied Command Operations,Allied Command Transformation.

o Organizations and Agencies: Support, Communications and Information,Science and Technology, Programed Offices, Civil Emergency Planning,Air Traffic Management (air defense), Air Born Early Warning, ElectronicWarfare, Meteorology, Military Oceanography, Education and Training,Project Steering Committees/Project Offices.

Basics and Details

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When the NATO was first established on April 4th, 1949, the main goalsof the organization had been to keep Russians out, Americans in, andthe Germans down. Following the period of the Cold War, the NATObegan to focus more on international concerns having to do with peaceand security. From Bosnia to Afghanistan the NATO has played a major

political and military role in many conflicts al over the world. Their goalsare very clear when it comes to improving the world, in the ways theyattempt to create effective, stable Governments and reduce poverty.Although the NATO was created as a military alliance, today it acts as aglobal support organization. We agree that the NATO has clearlyestablished goals, however in the past and even up to 2012, these goals

are not always worthwhile, such as their idea of Anti-Communism andthe weakening of Germany after the Second World War.

NATO has clearly establishedworthwhile goals.

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The 28 members of the NATO may not be equal in power and strength,but are all equal in position. Every nation has one vote when it comes todecision making, and any nation can veto the idea in discussion. Everytwo years a large meeting is held to establish future goals. Thesemeetings are held in a different member nation each gathering. If anoutside nation threatens a NATO member, the remaining nations come toits defense, putting the military alliance into play. An example of thiswould be on September 11th, 2001, when the terrorist attack occurred inthe United States. The organization considered this not only an act ofaggression towards the United States, but the rest of the NATO members

as well. This led the NATO to send in their troops into Afghanistan tobegin one of their largest missions. These examples lead us to stronglyagree that all member nations of the NATO are treated equally.

The NATO ensures that all member

nations are treated equally

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One of the first goals of the NATO was to prevent communism fromspreading even further. Their active political and military participation inthe Cold War against Russia was one way they attempted to do this.When the organization began to focus more on global safety andprosperity, their goals changed and their responses to many internationalsituations became more effective and more significant. From 1991 -1995,

the NATO deployed around 60,000 soldiers in Bosnia to help establishand preserve peace during and after the Bosnia War. ConcerningAfghanistan, the NATO created the ISAF ( International SecurityAssistance Force) after the 911 attacks. This group was established totrain the Afghan National Security Forces and help Afghanistan rebuild itsgovernment. In 2011 during the Libyan Civil War, the NATO played amajor role in removing the then Prime Minister, Muammar Gaddafi, andhis supporters from power. There were many more missions in which theNATO was involved and although they were not always successful we seethe NATO taking a part in a number of international situations that haveto do with their goal of establishing and preserving peace and security.Therefore, we strongly agree that this organization does respondeffectively to its goals and mandates.

The NATO responds effectively to its goals, mandates,

and/ or resolutions in the international community.

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The NATO effectively responds to international concerns in a number ofways, some positive ,some negative. Their history portrays that they arean organization that attempts to promote and establish peace andstability although at times their actions are harmful to certain groups ofpeople. The NATO allows their alliance to overlook outside nations. Afterthe 9/11 attacks, when the NATO sent in troops into Afghanistan, their

main goal was to remove the Taliban from power and improve the lives ofthe people , showing one of the better decisions of the NATO. The NATOintervention in Bosnia was for similar reasons. The intentions of theorganization are positive, however they tend to resort to violence toaccomplish their goals. We recognize this during the Cold Wars, in Bosniain Kosovo in 1999 and in Libya. The outcome of the NATOs interventionin these situations was usually a death occurrence of many. We concludethat the intentions of the NATO may be positive, but they are not alwayspromoting internationalism effectively.

The NATO promotes internationalismeffectively....

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The research of this particular organization has informed us of theimportance of the NATO and the role it plays in international affairs andconcerns. We Canadians should be proud to take part in a group that is sodedicated to establishing peace, security, and stability worldwide. The NATOhas proved to be a strong and reliable body, but we must be aware of theconsequences their our actions can result in. We want our troops to stop

fighting a war that is not theirs and adding to the violence that already existsin our world, but instead let them create understanding between nationsand other cultures. We want equality, but not by using aggression toestablish it. Our future depends on these organizations to make the rightdecisions. NATO has taken positive and negative actions and although theyhad good intentions, the group could improve their tactics, and the waysthey attempt to accomplish their goals. Therefor we should support ouralliance with the NATO, but we must be aware of the downsides andrecognize the room for change.

Speech: Smart Support

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