By Pierre Lellouche & Doug Bereuter Trois mois après le vote à l’unanimité de la résolution 1441 par le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, les démocraties occidentales se sont profondément divisées sur le dossier irakien, alors même qu’un accord de fond existe quant au danger représenté par Saddam Hussein pour la sécurité internationale. Alors […]
By Doug Bereuter I would like to thank Mr Vladimír Špidla, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, for taking the time to be with us today. We are looking forward to hearing from him and, on behalf of all the participants in this meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, I would like to thank […]
By Doug Bereuter Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, the United States has strongly supported the process of European integration. In the years following World War II, our leaders recognized that closer cooperation among former enemies would bring stability and economic growth to Europe and greatly reduce the likelihood […]
By Doug Bereuter If France, Germany and Belgium fail to approve the prudent planning steps requested for the defense of Turkey under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, it would have profound, deleterious effects on the alliance. At best, it would inexcusably delay planning for the defense of an ally, possibly leading to an […]
By Doug Bereuter A look at other post-Cold War operations, particularly the peace enforcement efforts in the Balkans, reveals that our allies have specialized forces that can help secure and stabilize a country after a war. The United States could use these units in its reconstruction efforts — or even emulate them.