NATO AND THE ISSUE OF RUSSIA -- NATO AND THE ISSUE OF RUSSIA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE NATO-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP: A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE OR A TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP? -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ARMS CONTROL TREATIES -- THE VALUES GAP AND ITS SOURCES -- RUSSIA AND NATO -- RUSSO-NATO COOPERATION -- PEACE OPERATIONS AND PEACEKEEPING FORCES -- NAVAL ISSUES -- NATO IN THE BALTIC AND CIS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 ENLARGEMENT ISSUES AT NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT -- INTRODUCTION1 -- PROCESS -- POLICY OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION -- BROADER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS -- THE CANDIDATE STATES -- Albania23 -- Domestic Reforms -- Public Support for NATO Membership -- Defense Reforms and Ability to Contribute to Allied Missions -- Regional Issues -- Outcome -- Croatia31 -- Domestic Reforms -- Public Support for NATO Membership -- Defense Reform and Ability to Contribute to Allied Missions -- Regional Issues -- Outcome -- Macedonia38 -- Domestic Political Issues -- Defense Reform and Capacity to Contribute to Allied Missions -- Name Dispute -- Regional Issues - Kosovo -- Outcome -- ENLARGEMENT COSTS48 -- FUTURE CANDIDATES IN FUTURE ROUNDS? -- Georgia52 -- Outcome -- Ukraine62 -- Ukrainian Public Opinion and NATO Membership -- Lack of Unity within NATO on a MAP for Ukraine -- Possible Russian Response -- Outcome -- Other Countries -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX. LEGISLATION ON ENLARGEMENT IN THE 109TH AND 110TH CONGRESSES69 -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 NATO ENLARGEMENT: SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY -- GREECE AND TURKEY (1952) -- FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (1955) -- SPAIN (1982) -- REUNIFICATION OF GERMANY (1991) -- POLAND, HUNGARY, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC (1998) -- BULGARIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, AND SLOVENIA (2003) -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes.

Chapter 4 NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- NATO'S MISSION AND RESPONSE TO THREATS -- U.S.-European Differences over Threat Response -- Capabilities and "Usability" -- "National Caveats" -- Multinational Deployments -- Kosovo -- Afghanistan -- Iraq -- Enlargement -- Missile Defense -- U.S. LEADERSHIP UNDER CHALLENGE -- A NEW SECURITY ACTOR: THE EUROPEAN UNION -- ESDP's Progress to Date -- New Institutions and NATO-EU Links -- The EU's "Headline Goal" Force and Capability Challenges -- EU "Battlegroups" -- ESDP Missions38 -- The Future Shape of ESDP -- European Viewpoints -- ESDP Post-September 11 -- U.S. Perspectives -- APPENDIX: MEMBERSHIP IN NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 NATO COMMON FUNDS BURDENSHARING: BACKGROUND AND CURRENT ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- NATO CIVIL BUDGET -- NATO MILITARY BUDGET -- NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM -- COMMON FUNDS BURDENSHARING ISSUES -- End Notes -- Chapter 6 RUSSIAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY ISSUES AND U.S. INTERESTS -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- POST-SOVIET RUSSIA AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE UNITED STATES -- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS -- Chechnya -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- Economic Reform -- FOREIGN POLICY -- Russia and the West -- Russia and the Soviet Successor States -- DEFENSE POLICY -- Fundamental Shakeup of the Military -- Control of Nuclear Weapons -- U.S. POLICY -- U.S.-Russian Relations -- U.S. Assistance -- End Notes -- Chapter 7 TOWARD A EURO-ATLANTIC STRATEGY FOR THE BLACK SEA REGION -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- FIRST RESPONSE -- THE FINAL FRONTIER -- THE BLACK SEA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT -- COMPETITION OF INTERESTS -- Turkey's Agenda -- Romania and Bulgaria -- The Question of Russia -- Ukraine: Going West -- Georgia: A Matter of Sovereignty -- Armenia: Proceed with Caution -- Azerbaijan: Beyond the Pipelines.

Moldova: The Forgotten Neighbor -- ELEMENTS OF A BLACK SEA STRATEGY -- ENHANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION -- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation -- BLACKSEAFOR -- Black Sea Harmony -- Maritime Activities -- Air Reconnaissance -- Coast Guard/Border Defense -- Civil Protection -- BOTTOM LINE: OWNERSHIP IS A TWO-WAY STREET -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- End Notes -- Chapter 8 THE EUROPEAN UNION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -- SUMMARY -- WHAT IS THE EU? -- HOW DOES THE EU WORK? -- HOW IS THE EU GOVERNED? -- WHY AND HOW IS THE EU ENLARGING? -- WHAT WAS THE EU CONSTITUTION AND WHY A NEW REFORM TREATY? -- DOES THE EU HAVE A FOREIGN POLICY? -- DOES THE EU HAVE A DEFENSE POLICY? -- WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATO AND THE EU? -- DOES THE EU HAVE A TRADE POLICY? -- HOW ARE U.S.-EU TRADE RELATIONS DOING? -- DOES THE UNITED STATES HAVE A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EU? -- WHO ARE U.S. OFFICIALS' COUNTERPARTS IN THE EU? -- HOW DO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES VIEW THE EU? -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.