[20010522]RS20907_北约国防能力计划.pdf

1 For background on the debate over NATOs geographic reach and force structure, see: CRSReport RS20086, NATOs Future and the Washington Summit, by (name redacted). UpdatedMarch 18, 1999.Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20907Updated May 22, 2001NATOs Defense Capabilities Initiativenae redactedSpecialist in International RelationsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryWith the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)began to reassess its collective defense strategy and to anticipate possible missions thealliance might undertake. The conflicts in the Balkans pointed up the need for moremobile forces, for technological equality between the United States and its allies, and forinteroperability. At the 1999 NATO summit in Washington D.C., the alliance launchedthe Defense Capabilities Initiative (DCI), an effort intended to better enable NATO todeploy troops quickly to crisis regions, to supply and protect those forces, to providethem with appropriate communications, and to equip them to engage an adversaryeffectivelyall with greater compatibility. To meet the DCIs