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Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

July 06, 2023

The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) is a post–Cold War, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) institution. The EAPC is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe and Central Asia. States meet to cooperate and discuss political and security issues. It was formed on 29 May 1997 at a Ministers’ meeting held in Sintra, Portugal, as the successor to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC), which was created in 1991.[1]

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EAPC logo
Map of EAPC Members
AbbreviationEAPC
Formation29 May 1997 (1997-05-29)
HeadquartersNATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
Membership
50 countries
WebsiteEuro-Atlantic Partnership Council

The EAPC provides an overall political framework for NATO’s cooperation with its partner countries in the Euro-Atlantic area. It works alongside the Partnership for Peace (PfP), which was created in January 1994. There are 50 members, including all 31 NATO member countries and 19 Partnership for Peace countries.[2] Of its members, the United States has had a notable role in the council. In the post-Cold War era, the United States served as one of the key members of the EAPC that continued to push for engagement with Russia, which is an EAPC partner country.

Background

The NACC and PfP

The EAPC serves as a successor of the NACC. The NACC, established in 1991, was created with the intention of being a forum of discussion and cooperation with NATO’s former Warsaw Pact adversaries. The NACC allowed for multilateral political consultation and cooperation, which helped build confidence in the early 1990s.[3] Additionally, the NACC paved the way for the launch of the PfP in 1994. NATO launched the PfP with the goal of forging a real partnership of peace, instead of simply engaging in the dialogue. Its role was to expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and build relationships. However, the PfP needed the assistance of another organization, such as the EAPC, to work on these tasks.[4]

By 1997, the Allies involved in the NACC recognized the desire to build a security forum that would include other Western European partners. Partners were beginning to deepen cooperation with NATO, and support for defence reform and transitions towards democracy were increasing.[5] They needed a forum that was larger and better suited for increasingly sophisticated relationships, and therefore the EAPC succeeded the NACC in 1997.

Role and structure

 
Meeting at NATO Headquarters, on Jan. 16th, 2018, of Military Chiefs of Defense from the EAPC, PfP,  NATO, Major Non-NATO Allies, NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, and NATO Partners.[6]

In addition to providing the overall political framework for cooperation, the EAPC provides a framework for the bilateral relationship developed between NATO and individual partner countries under the PfP program. The EAPC’s actions are based on two-year action plans. These focus on consultation and cooperation on a range of political and security related issues. [7] Under the EAPC, the ambassadors meet monthly while the foreign and defense ministers meet annually. The council's role is to maintain long-term consultation and cooperation; do crisis management and peace support operations; deal with regional issues; arms control; issues related to the proliferation of weapons and mass destruction; and international terrorism. On the defence level, the EAPC is responsible for planning, budgeting, policy and strategy, civil emergency planning, disaster preparedness, nuclear safety, air control, and scientific discovery. In addition to this, the EAPC is tasked with promoting and coordinating practical cooperation and exchange of expertise in key areas such as combatting terrorism, border security, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and small arms. NATO and EAPC’s policies have agreed to support international efforts in regards to the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, and combating human trafficking. [8]

Security forums

On May 24-25th, 2005, the EAPC held its first Security Forum in Are, Sweden. It brought together Ministers and senior decision-makers from NATO and partner countries; and representatives of civil society and think tanks. Its goal was to engage with civil society and recognize the role NGOs play in NATO’s agenda regarding peace-building and reconstruction, particularly in areas of the Balkans and Afghanistan. NATO noted that delegates had the opportunity to hold deeper discussions on Euro-Atlantic issues compared to regular ministerial meetings.[9]

In June 2007, the second Forum was held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. Its focus was finding a comprehensive approach to Afghanistan, energy security, and integrating the Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic structure. The Forum included Ministers, senior officials, parliamentarians, academics, NGOs, and journalists. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the Secretary-General of NATO stated that they wanted participants from a range of professional backgrounds to bring about ideas, have open discussions, and understand different perspectives. [10]

Membership

There are 50 member countries of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, this includes:

The 31 NATO member countries:[11]

The 19 partner countries: [12]

Five liberal democracies with capitalist economies that were militarily neutral during, and after, the Cold War:

Twelve former Soviet communist republics:

Two former Yugoslav communist republics:

USA involvement in the EAPC

The USA served as one of the founding members of the NACC, the predecessor of the EAPC, in December 1991.[13] Following the collapse of the NACC and the fusion of the PfP and the EAPC, the United States continued to serve on the EAPC as one of its key members.[14]

In the post-Cold War era, The USA objective was to express more global interests in confronting crises and challenges. USA officials remained hopeful that cooperation with Russia was possible. According to Ingrid Lundestad in, “Turning Foe to Friend? USA Objectives in Including Russia in Post-Cold War Euro-Atlantic Security Co-operation”, the inclusion of Russia within the EAPC was understood to provide reconciliation and stability to the United States and the Euro-Atlantic region.[14]

The promotion of democracy and market economics serves as an incentive for the United States to be involved in the EAPC.[14] Greater European integration in the United States, combined with a persistent transatlantic bond, is one of the greatest motivators for the United States to be involved in the EAPC.[15]

Russia and the EAPC

In the early 1990s, NATO Allies took several steps to engage Moscow in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership.[16] They wished to promote democratic and economic reforms in the Euro-Atlantic area, particularly with Russia following a Cold-War period.[17] Russia serves as a partner country in the EAPC. Their involvement can be traced to the first meeting of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council on December 20th, 1991. The meeting took place with NATO, Eastern European nations, and the USSR present. Near the end of this meeting, the Soviet Ambassador received a message that as the meeting was taking place, the Soviet Union would cease to exist the following day. The Soviet Ambassador noted at that point that he would only be representing the Russian Federation, and no longer the Soviet Union.[18]

By 1994, Russia joined the Partnership for Peace (PfP), strengthening the ties between Russia and NATO. Upon the fusion of the PfP and NACC, Russia automatically became a member of the EAPC in 1997. The same year, the NATO-Russia Founding Act was also signed, showing cooperation following a Cold-War era. While Russia primarily rejected the notion of an alliance, rather embracing practical cooperation with NATO and its organizations such as the Euro-Atlantic Partnership, in the 1990s Russia signed and engaged with a number of partnerships with NATO, such as the NATO-Russia Partnership Commission (NRC), which, in 1997, turned into the NATO-Russia Standing Joint Commission.[16]

According to Vladimir Baranovsky, Russia’s objectives with the EAPC fall largely in the desire to promote security. Baranovsky says that Russia’s initiatives include stabilizing Europe, promoting cooperation and interaction between Europe in ‘traditional’ security-related areas and in new ideas, and narrowing differences over political and legal interpretations of Europe’s security. He also says that the most cooperative method to enhance traditional security is a three-way partnership with the United States, Russia, and NATO, and Russia is able to find this in the EAPC. Arms control in Europe is also discussed within the Council, and Russia finds an additional incentive to be a part of the EAPC due to this.[19]

Results

As explored in Russia and the EAPC section, the EAPC has previously served as a ‘reset’ in US-Russia relations, and by extension NATO-Russia relations.[20]

Today, the EAPC members continue to engage in partnership and dialogue. It has maintained a focus on security, stability, and democratic transformation in the Euro-Atlantic region.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ NATO (June 22, 2021). "Euro-Atlantic Partnership".
  2. ^ "Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)". The Nuclear Threat Initiative. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ NATO. "NATO - North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) (Archived)". NATO. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ de Dardel, Jean-Jacques (2008). "PfP, EAPC, and the PfP Consortium: Key Elements of the Euro-Atlantic Security Community". Connections. 7 (3): 1–14. doi:10.11610/Connections.07.3.01. ISSN 1812-1098. JSTOR 26323345.
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  12. ^ NATO. "Euro-Atlantic Partnership". NATO. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
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  21. ^ NATO. "Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)". NATO. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

External links

  • Building a Partnership for Peace
  • EAPC and Significance for Romania
  • History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site

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The Euro Atlantic Partnership Council EAPC is a post Cold War North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO institution The EAPC is a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non NATO countries in Europe and Central Asia States meet to cooperate and discuss political and security issues It was formed on 29 May 1997 at a Ministers meeting held in Sintra Portugal as the successor to the North Atlantic Cooperation Council NACC which was created in 1991 1 Euro Atlantic Partnership CouncilEAPC logoMap of EAPC MembersAbbreviationEAPCFormation29 May 1997 1997 05 29 HeadquartersNATO Headquarters Brussels BelgiumMembership50 countriesWebsiteEuro Atlantic Partnership CouncilThe EAPC provides an overall political framework for NATO s cooperation with its partner countries in the Euro Atlantic area It works alongside the Partnership for Peace PfP which was created in January 1994 There are 50 members including all 31 NATO member countries and 19 Partnership for Peace countries 2 Of its members the United States has had a notable role in the council In the post Cold War era the United States served as one of the key members of the EAPC that continued to push for engagement with Russia which is an EAPC partner country Contents 1 Background 1 1 The NACC and PfP 1 2 Role and structure 1 3 Security forums 2 Membership 3 USA involvement in the EAPC 4 Russia and the EAPC 5 Results 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditThe NACC and PfP Edit The EAPC serves as a successor of the NACC The NACC established in 1991 was created with the intention of being a forum of discussion and cooperation with NATO s former Warsaw Pact adversaries The NACC allowed for multilateral political consultation and cooperation which helped build confidence in the early 1990s 3 Additionally the NACC paved the way for the launch of the PfP in 1994 NATO launched the PfP with the goal of forging a real partnership of peace instead of simply engaging in the dialogue Its role was to expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe increase stability diminish threats to peace and build relationships However the PfP needed the assistance of another organization such as the EAPC to work on these tasks 4 By 1997 the Allies involved in the NACC recognized the desire to build a security forum that would include other Western European partners Partners were beginning to deepen cooperation with NATO and support for defence reform and transitions towards democracy were increasing 5 They needed a forum that was larger and better suited for increasingly sophisticated relationships and therefore the EAPC succeeded the NACC in 1997 Role and structure Edit Meeting at NATO Headquarters on Jan 16th 2018 of Military Chiefs of Defense from the EAPC PfP NATO Major Non NATO Allies NATO s Mediterranean Dialogue Istanbul Cooperation Initiative and NATO Partners 6 In addition to providing the overall political framework for cooperation the EAPC provides a framework for the bilateral relationship developed between NATO and individual partner countries under the PfP program The EAPC s actions are based on two year action plans These focus on consultation and cooperation on a range of political and security related issues 7 Under the EAPC the ambassadors meet monthly while the foreign and defense ministers meet annually The council s role is to maintain long term consultation and cooperation do crisis management and peace support operations deal with regional issues arms control issues related to the proliferation of weapons and mass destruction and international terrorism On the defence level the EAPC is responsible for planning budgeting policy and strategy civil emergency planning disaster preparedness nuclear safety air control and scientific discovery In addition to this the EAPC is tasked with promoting and coordinating practical cooperation and exchange of expertise in key areas such as combatting terrorism border security and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and small arms NATO and EAPC s policies have agreed to support international efforts in regards to the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women peace and security and combating human trafficking 8 Security forums Edit On May 24 25th 2005 the EAPC held its first Security Forum in Are Sweden It brought together Ministers and senior decision makers from NATO and partner countries and representatives of civil society and think tanks Its goal was to engage with civil society and recognize the role NGOs play in NATO s agenda regarding peace building and reconstruction particularly in areas of the Balkans and Afghanistan NATO noted that delegates had the opportunity to hold deeper discussions on Euro Atlantic issues compared to regular ministerial meetings 9 In June 2007 the second Forum was held in Ohrid Republic of Macedonia Its focus was finding a comprehensive approach to Afghanistan energy security and integrating the Balkans into the Euro Atlantic structure The Forum included Ministers senior officials parliamentarians academics NGOs and journalists Jaap de Hoop Scheffer the Secretary General of NATO stated that they wanted participants from a range of professional backgrounds to bring about ideas have open discussions and understand different perspectives 10 Membership EditThere are 50 member countries of the Euro Atlantic Partnership Council this includes The 31 NATO member countries 11 Albania Belgium Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain North Macedonia Turkey United Kingdom United States The 19 partner countries 12 Five liberal democracies with capitalist economies that were militarily neutral during and after the Cold War Austria Ireland Malta Rejoined in 2008 it had initially joined in April 1995 and suspended its participation in October 1996 Sweden SwitzerlandTwelve former Soviet communist republics Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Two former Yugoslav communist republics Bosnia and Herzegovina SerbiaUSA involvement in the EAPC EditThe USA served as one of the founding members of the NACC the predecessor of the EAPC in December 1991 13 Following the collapse of the NACC and the fusion of the PfP and the EAPC the United States continued to serve on the EAPC as one of its key members 14 In the post Cold War era The USA objective was to express more global interests in confronting crises and challenges USA officials remained hopeful that cooperation with Russia was possible According to Ingrid Lundestad in Turning Foe to Friend USA Objectives in Including Russia in Post Cold War Euro Atlantic Security Co operation the inclusion of Russia within the EAPC was understood to provide reconciliation and stability to the United States and the Euro Atlantic region 14 The promotion of democracy and market economics serves as an incentive for the United States to be involved in the EAPC 14 Greater European integration in the United States combined with a persistent transatlantic bond is one of the greatest motivators for the United States to be involved in the EAPC 15 Russia and the EAPC EditIn the early 1990s NATO Allies took several steps to engage Moscow in the Euro Atlantic Partnership 16 They wished to promote democratic and economic reforms in the Euro Atlantic area particularly with Russia following a Cold War period 17 Russia serves as a partner country in the EAPC Their involvement can be traced to the first meeting of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council on December 20th 1991 The meeting took place with NATO Eastern European nations and the USSR present Near the end of this meeting the Soviet Ambassador received a message that as the meeting was taking place the Soviet Union would cease to exist the following day The Soviet Ambassador noted at that point that he would only be representing the Russian Federation and no longer the Soviet Union 18 By 1994 Russia joined the Partnership for Peace PfP strengthening the ties between Russia and NATO Upon the fusion of the PfP and NACC Russia automatically became a member of the EAPC in 1997 The same year the NATO Russia Founding Act was also signed showing cooperation following a Cold War era While Russia primarily rejected the notion of an alliance rather embracing practical cooperation with NATO and its organizations such as the Euro Atlantic Partnership in the 1990s Russia signed and engaged with a number of partnerships with NATO such as the NATO Russia Partnership Commission NRC which in 1997 turned into the NATO Russia Standing Joint Commission 16 According to Vladimir Baranovsky Russia s objectives with the EAPC fall largely in the desire to promote security Baranovsky says that Russia s initiatives include stabilizing Europe promoting cooperation and interaction between Europe in traditional security related areas and in new ideas and narrowing differences over political and legal interpretations of Europe s security He also says that the most cooperative method to enhance traditional security is a three way partnership with the United States Russia and NATO and Russia is able to find this in the EAPC Arms control in Europe is also discussed within the Council and Russia finds an additional incentive to be a part of the EAPC due to this 19 Results EditAs explored in Russia and the EAPC section the EAPC has previously served as a reset in US Russia relations and by extension NATO Russia relations 20 Today the EAPC members continue to engage in partnership and dialogue It has maintained a focus on security stability and democratic transformation in the Euro Atlantic region 21 See also EditForeign relations of NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan International Organizations in Europe North Atlantic Council Organization for Security and Co operation in EuropeRussia United States relations since the Russian Annexation of Crimea 2014 during the Trump administration 2017 2020 since 2021References Edit NATO June 22 2021 Euro Atlantic Partnership Euro Atlantic Partnership Council EAPC The Nuclear Threat Initiative Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO NATO North Atlantic Cooperation Council NACC Archived NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 de Dardel Jean Jacques 2008 PfP EAPC and the PfP Consortium Key Elements of the Euro Atlantic Security Community Connections 7 3 1 14 doi 10 11610 Connections 07 3 01 ISSN 1812 1098 JSTOR 26323345 NATO NATO North Atlantic Cooperation Council NACC Archived NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 Openverse WordPress org Retrieved 2022 03 18 Euro Atlantic Partnership Council EAPC The Nuclear Threat Initiative Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO Euro Atlantic Partnership Council EAPC NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO Update Security issues in focus at 46 nation forum 24 25 May 2002 www nato int Retrieved 2022 03 19 NATO news Ohrid forum discusses way ahead for Afghanistan Balkans and energy security 28 29 June 2007 www nato int Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO Member countries NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO Euro Atlantic Partnership NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 NATO NATO North Atlantic Cooperation Council NACC Archived NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 a b c Lundestad Ingrid 2016 Turning Foe to Friend US Objectives in Including Russia in Post Cold War Euro Atlantic Security Co operation The International History Review 38 4 4 694 718 doi 10 1080 07075332 2015 1096806 S2CID 155652233 Marrone Alessandro and Karolina Muti 2020 NATOʹs Future Euro Atlantic Alliance in a Peacetime War Istituto Affari Internazionali IAI a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Ratti Luca 2013 Resetting NATO Russia Relations A Realist Appraisal Two Decades after the USSR The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 26 2 2 141 161 doi 10 1080 13518046 2013 779845 S2CID 145351757 Lundestad Ingrid 2016 Turning Foe to Friend US Objectives in Including Russia in Post Cold War Euro Atlantic Security Co operation The International History Review 38 4 4 694 718 doi 10 1080 07075332 2015 1096806 S2CID 155652233 Dissolution of the Soviet Union Announced at NATO Meeting NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION January 1 1991 Baranovsky Vladimir 2010 06 01 Russia s Approach to Security Building in the Euro Atlantic Zone The International Spectator 45 2 41 53 doi 10 1080 03932721003790704 ISSN 0393 2729 S2CID 154780391 Pabst Adrian 2011 Euro Atlantic and Eurasian Security in a Multipolar World American Foreign Policy Interests 33 1 26 40 doi 10 1080 10803920 2011 552036 S2CID 154451120 NATO Euro Atlantic Partnership Council EAPC NATO Retrieved 2022 03 18 External links EditBuilding a Partnership for Peace EAPC and Significance for Romania History of NATO the Atlantic Alliance UK Government site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Euro Atlantic 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