NATO partnerships
Subtitle: DOD needs to assess U.S. assistance in response to changes to the Partnership for Peace program : report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
Contributors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Membership; Appropriations and expenditures; Partnership for Peace; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; United States. Department of Defense; United States
Other titles: North Atlantic Treaty Organization partnerships :; DOD needs to assess U.S. assistance in response to changes to the Partnership for Peace program; NATO Partnership for Peace
Description: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established the Partnership for Peace (PfP) to increase cooperation with former Warsaw Pact members and provide many of these countries with a path to NATO membership. As NATO confronts new security challenges, including the war in Afghanistan, its relationships with partner countries have grown in scope and importance. Additionally, NATO is developing a new Strategic Concept to clarify its mission and activities, including its relationship with PfP countries and other partners. The Department of Defense (DOD)-funded Warsaw Initiative Fund (WIF) supports the goals of the PfP program. GAO was asked to review (1) how the PfP program has evolved since GAO last reported on it in 2001; (2) options NATO is considering for the future of the PfP and other partnership programs; and (3) support to PfP countries through the U.S. WIF program. GAO analyzed NATO, DOD, and State Department (State) documents; and WIF funding data. GAO also interviewed DOD, State, NATO, and selected country officials.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed Nov. 22, 2010).

"September 2010."

"GAO-10-1015."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Background; title: The PfP has evolved in several key ways due to changing political circumstances and security threats; title: NATO is considering ways to strengthen its partnerships as part of the development of its new strategic concept; title: Although eligible countries and the focus of the WIF program have changed, DOD has not evaluated the program since 2001; title: Conclusion.