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NATO's Evolving Role and Missions (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 13, 1998
Report Number 97-708
Authors Stanley R. Sloan, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

One of the underlying issues in the debate on NATO enlargement is the question of NATO’s rationale. This analysis suggests some possible answers to the question "What is NATO?" They are based on an interpretation of the North Atlantic Treaty, the observation that an organization is defined by its activities, and the declared objectives and intentions of its members.