NATO after the Cold War and its changing rolePROSPECTUS1. Introduction2. The main functions of NATO3. NATO's new missions after the Cold War4. NATO in the 21st century5. Europe after the Cold War6. NATO's relations with the OSCE and the WEU7. Conclusion1. Introduction(1) After the end of the Second World War, all the countries involved, without exception of the victorious or defeated ones, began to try to prevent a new disaster by rebuilding and maintaining security and peace mainly in Europe. All the huge and disastrous events (such as world wars) that have affected the entire world have arisen from the poor conditions and conflicts on the continent. Therefore the main task was to establish a mechanism that would eliminate any emerging threats against continental security and maintain order and peace. For this purpose, in 1949, the Western European countries established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to protect the member countries from any possible attack which was mainly expected from the Eastern European countries led by the Soviet Union . During the Cold War, NATO's primary objective was to evade any aggression from the Iron Curtain countries. Military deterrence (developing nuclear and high-tech weapons and locating them on the eastern frontier of the Alliance, Germany and Turkey) was the main strategy to prevent any large-scale attack by the Soviet Union and other Pact countries. Warsaw. At the end of the Cold War there was much, and still ongoing, discussion about whether the Alliance had completed its mission in the territory. Despite everything, the North Atlantic Treaty has continued to guarantee the security of its member countries ever since. Today, following t...... half of the document ....... “NATO Quality of Life”. New York Times (www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/havl/nato.htm) Kent, Randolph and Mackinlay, John. May/June 1997. “International responses to complex emergencies: why is a new approach needed?” NATO Magazine, 27-29.Kugler, Richard L. 1995. “Defense Program Requirements.” In NATO Enlargement: Views and Options, Jeffrey Simon (ed.), Washington DC National Defense University Press, Fort McNair, 184-207. Kupchan, Charles A. Summer 1999. “Rethinking Europe.” The National Interest, 73-79. Morrison, James W. April 1995. NATO Expansion and Future Alternative Security Alignments. McNair Paper 40 (http://www.ndu.edu/ndu/inss/macnair/m040cont.html) NATO (formal) web page; http://www.nato.intOkman, Cengiz, October-November 1998, “Savunma”, vol 3, 54-55, Web page (formal) 73WEU; http://www.weu.int/eng/