[19970722]97-725_北约的演变：从柏林墙倒塌到1989-1997年马德里峰会的精选年表.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-725 FJuly 22, 1997 NATOs Evolution: A Selected Chronology fromthe Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Madrid Summit1989-1997(name redacted)Senior Specialist in International Security PolicyJ. Michelle ForrestResearch AssistantForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryTodays NATO is different in many ways from the alliance that existed prior to theNovember 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. This chronology records some significantdevelopments affecting the dual processes of NATO enlargement and adaptation fromthat time until the July 8-9, 1997 NATO summit meeting in Madrid, Spain.1989Nov. 9-10Berlin Wall is breached. Widespread demonstrations and demands forpolitical reform in East Germany result in lifting of travel restrictions tothe West and the establishment of new crossing points into the FederalRepublic of Germany.1990March 11Lithuanian Parliament votes to regain its independence by breaking awayfrom the Soviet Union.March 26Government of Czechoslovakia orders border installations dismantledalong its frontiers with Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany.July 6NATO H