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Letter
from the Secretary General
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No
2 - Summer Autumn 2000
Focus
on NATO
( 750Kb - .pdf)
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Italy in the Balkans
Ambassador Amedeo de Franchis
To mark
the visit of Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi to NATO,
Ambassador Amedeo de Franchis examines Italys policy towards
the Balkans.
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Croatia |
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Making
up for lost time
Ivica Racan
Ivica
Racan describes the revolution that has taken place in Croatian
policy this year and his aspirations for the future.
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Cultivating
Croatias military
Kristan J. Wheaton
Kristan
J. Wheaton describes how NATO countries helped prepare the
Croatian military for the transition from authoritarian
to democratic rule.
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Southeastern
Europe |
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A European vision for the Balkans
Chris Patten
Chris
Patten examines the challenges facing the European Union
in southeastern Europe and analyses current policies to
meet them. Ciampi and Ambassador de Franchis (right) at
NATO,
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Commanding KFOR
General Klaus Reinhardt
General
Klaus Reinhardt reflects on KFORs contribution to the Kosovo
peace process and highlights difficulties that lie ahead.
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Balkan breakthrough?
Christopher Bennett
Christopher
Bennett assesses the prospects for democratic change and
self-sustaining peace and stability in the former Yugoslavia..
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Romanian
reflections
Radu Bogdan
Radu
Bogdan considers Romanias aspirations to join the European
Union and NATO and the reform programme currently underway
in his country.
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Helping Albania manage munitions
Richard Williams
Richard
Williams describes how a NATO-led team is helping Albania
deal with unexploded munitions and explosives, which have
killed scores of people.
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Military
Matters |
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Shaping
soldiers for the 21st century
Chris Donnelly
Chris
Donnelly examines the difficulties all European militaries
face to meet the challenge of the 21st century, focusing
on the armies of central and eastern Europe, where the need
for reform is most urgent.
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Harnessing technology for coalition warfare
Joseph J. Eash III
Joseph
J. Eash III explains how the rapid integration of advanced
technologies into war-fighting systems helped the Allies
during the Kosovo campaign.
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