Publication

This paper examines NATO's efforts to carve out a role for itself as a peacekeeping and peacebuilding organization since 1989. The authors argues that NATO is not capable of taking on the full array of military and non-military roles required for effective peacebuilding. He contends that more effective approaches to peacebuilding will require NATO member countries and others to strengthen their civilian peacebuilding capacities. More fundamentally, he emphasizes that NATO members must reach a common understanding of alliance security priorities including the role of out-of-area operations.