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el doctor Jeffrey Simon, "Asociación para la Paz: trazar un rumbo para una nueva era," ESTADOS UNIDOS Y LA OTAN, UNA ALIANZA CON PROPOSITO - Agenda de la Política Exterior de los Estados Unidos de América - enero 2004, Periódico electrónico del Departamento de Estado
En consecuencia, la OTAN debe establecer metas más precisas para mantener la credibilidad de su programa de puerta abierta para los tres miembros restantes del MAP. Es probable que ello sea un problema para Albania y Macedonia, que han pertenecido a la PfP por cerca de una década, han estado en el MAP por cinco años, tienen la experiencia de un plan nacional anual y cuya paciencia puede agotarse. Si la OTAN no está preparada para ofrecer una afiliación pronto, necesita establecer la perspectiva de su posibilidad. La OTAN podría considerar alguna versión de una "carrera" para vincular el ingreso de los socios balcánicos del MAP con la acumulación de "acquis" [experiencia] OTAN específica y bien definida, con un plazo nacional de aproximadamente cinco a ocho años; aunque el concepto de la carrera fue rechazado para los invitados de la Cumbre de Praga de 2002, debido a que muchos políticos afirmaron que el ingreso es en última instancia una cuestión política, que ciertamente lo es. ... [Read More]
NATO Enlargement
So when they created the MAP in 1999, NATO’s leaders stated specifically that the MAP "cannot be considered as a list of criteria for membership." Instead, MAP is a tool to help countries prepare themselves. Each fall, under the MAP, aspirant countries develop an Annual National Program (or ANP) to set objectives and targets for reform. These reforms are focused in five key areas: political and economic development; defense and military issues; budgets; security of sensitive information; and legal issues. NATO reviews the Annual National Plans, and each Ally provides comment and feedback. In the spring, each aspirant meets with the North Atlantic Council in a "19 plus 1" format. The nine aspirants for this round of enlargement -- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania, and Macedonia -- just completed their third MAP cycle and have begun their fourth round of the MAP. In this MAP round, they will be joined by Croatia whose participation in the MAP was ... [Read More]
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Dr. Jeffrey Simon, "Partnership For Peace: Charting A Course For A New Era," 'The U.S. and NATO An Alliance of Purpose' - U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda - June 2004, Department of State, International Information Programs
With this in mind, NATO should establish more precise goals for keeping its Open Door program credible for the three remaining MAP members. This is likely to become an issue for Albania and Macedonia, who have been in PfP for almost a decade, have had five years of MAP and annual national plan experience, and whose patience may wear thin. If NATO is unprepared to offer membership soon, it needs to establish the prospect of it. NATO might consider some version of a "regatta" to link Balkan MAP partner accession to the completion of specific, well-defined NATO "acquis" with a notional time horizon of roughly five-to-eight years — even though the regatta concept was rejected for the 2002 Prague Summit invitees because many politicians claimed that accession is ultimately a political issue, which it is. ... [Read More]
"NATO In The 21st Century -- The Road Ahead" - U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda, March 2002, Department of State, International Information Programs
The MAP gives substance to NATO's commitment to keep its door open. However, participation in the MAP does not guarantee future membership, nor does the Plan consist simply of a checklist for aspiring countries to fulfil. Decisions to invite aspirants to start accession talks will be taken within NATO by consensus and on a case-by-case basis. ... Like PfP, the MAP is guided by the principle of self-differentiation: aspirant countries are free to choose the elements of the MAP best suited to their own national priorities and circumstances. All aspirants have submitted an Annual National program on preparations for possible membership, covering political and economic, defense/military, resource, security and legal issues. They set their own objectives, targets and work schedules. These programs are expected to be updated each year by aspirants countries but can be amended at any time. ... [Read More]
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