International Herald Tribune

April 6, 2004

Урок 21

(Новобранцы Нато – Nato’s role in combating terrorism)

Домашнее задание к уроку 21

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Nato not sidelined, Robertson claims

Lord Robertson, the Nato secretary-general, last night strongly defended the 19 nation alliance against claims that it is being sidelined as the United States considers how to wage its war on terrorism.

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If anything, he told a conference in Berlin, the events in America had increased the importance of Nato’s role "because building stable, multi-ethnic states is our best insurance against terrorism emerging in the first place".

He added: "The events of September 11 have not invalidated Nato’s pre-September agenda.

"We will have to broaden our agenda, adapt it, modify it, yes. But we will not replace it with something completely different"

The attacks had reinforced the logic of Nato’s Defence Capabilities Initiative designed to ensure Nato forces are better equipped to react to diverse and unpredictable threats, he said.

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Similarly, the new threats made enlargement of Nato into eastern Europe more rather than less urgent.

The Daily Telegraph,

October 2, 2003

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United states of nato

George W. Bush’s trip to Europe this week is perhaps the most important by an American president in two decades. Feelings are still raw from the dispute over Iraq between the US and some of its oldest Nato allies – notably France and Germany – but the president and Congress have resoundingly reaffirmed America’s commitment to Europe and to the transatlantic alliance.

This month, the Senate voted 96-0 to admit seven new members to Nato: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. This was an important step in moving towards a "Europe whole and free " in Mr Bush’s words.

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George Bush will use this show of support for Europe to begin the strengthening of transatlantic relationships.

In doing so, he should make clear that Nato now has a crucial role in battling against the common enemy, global terrorism.

He should show to those who wrongly believe that Nato has outlived its military purpose that they are wrong.

These critics contend that the seven new members, which add to the alliance about 44m people and 200,000 combat troops, are not important because it no longer matters who is in Nato.

The seven new members will help by bringing the additional troops needed for extended missions, and niche capabilities in such areas as chemical weapons detection, he said.

The president will stop first in Poland, one of Nato’s newest members (it joined in 1999, along with the Czech Republic and Hungary). Poland has already proved its value to the war on terrorism by agreeing to head a multinational force in northern Iraq, a role made possible only by its integration into the alliance.

Other new Nato partners may soon volunteer to work with the Poles in Iraq, according to Mr Bush.

The Daily Telegraph,

November, 2003

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