1、1For more on NATO internal developments after July 1997, see Louis R. Golino, “NATOInternal Adaptation: The New Command Structure and the Future of the European Pillar,” CRSReport 98-9 F. See also, Stanley R. Sloan and J. Michelle Forrest, “NATOs Evolution: ASelected Chronology from the Fall of the
2、Berlin Wall to the Madrid Summit 1989-1997,” CRSReport 97-725 F.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-10 FDecember 24, 1997NATOs Evolution Since July 1997:A Selected ChronologyLouis R. GolinoResearch AssistantForeign Affairs and N
3、ational Defense DivisionSummaryThe following chronology highlights major developments in NATO from July toDecember 19971. The principal issues and themes include: 1.) renovation of NATOsintegrated military command structure; 2.) development of the European Security andDefense Identity, or European p
4、illar, in NATO; 3.) implementation of the CombinedJoint Task Forces headquarters concept; 4.) the relationships of France, Spain, Greeceand Turkey to NATO; 5.) the relationship between the Western European Union andNATO; 6.) NATOs peacekeeping mission in Bosnia; 7.) current NATO enlargement;and 8.)