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Baltic Defence Review No. 11 Volume 1/2004 Baltic Defence Review No. 11 Volume 1/2004 ISSN 1736-1257 Published by the Baltic Security Society, Riia 12, EE 51013 Tartu, Estonia. Articles of the Baltic Defence Review are also available to the subscribers of the EBSCO Host database at http:// search.global.epnet.com. Editor in Chief: Elizabeth Tromer. Editors: Tomas Jermalavicius, Kirsten Christensen, Heikko Pääbo Lay-out: Matis Karu Photo on a front cover: An official ceremony of raising a NATO flag in front of the Baltic Defence College, 2 April 2004 2 Contents 5 Editors note by Elizabeth Tromer Section III: Challenges to New 8 At the 5th Staff Course Graduation of NATO and New Regional Security the Baltic Defence College: The College Agenda Now and in the Future by Michael H. Clemmesen 93 The Central Issues for NATO Section I: Military Education by Janusz Onyszkiewicz 13 The Background and Development of 97 NATOs Security Agenda after the Baltic Defence College Higher Enlargement By Knut Kirste Command Studies Course Leadership 104 Security Dimension of the Northern of Transformation by Michael H. Clemmesen Europe after the Double Enlargement by Kestutis Paulauskas Section II: Transatlantic Relations Section IV: Perceptions and 21 U.S. Hegemony and the Transatlantic Policies of Non-Member States Alliance by Stanley R. Sloan 39 An Empire Unveiled by Jorgen Dragsdahl After Enlargement of NATO 65 The Transatlantic Security Rift and Its 117 Russia, NATO Enlargement and Implications for Baltic Security the Baltic States by Jennifer Ann Moll by Konstantin Khudoley and Dmitri Lanko 84 EU-NATO Relations: A European vision 129 Finlands Defence Policy: Sui Generis? by Jean-Francois Morel by Pauli Järvenpää 3 135 Reforms of the Croatian Armed Forces toward NATO by Neven Kranjcec Section V: EU Enlargement and New Members 147 EU25 > 15+10 by Kristiina Ojuland 154 Estonian Security Perceptions in the Context of EU Enlargement: A Critical Discussion by Steffen B. Rasmussen 4 Editors note he main purpose of the Baltic De- One such new initiative is the Open Foundation, whose scholars are frequent fence Review, the BDR, is to be a Seminars organized monthly for staff, stu- participants at the Open Seminars, as well place for publication of articles dents, and guests, such as defence attaches, as the piece by Captain (Navy) Jean- on Baltic defence and security issues, a staff from the Ministry of Defence and François Morel, former student at the venue where debate can be started and General Staff and others coming in from NATO Defence College in which College nourished and where relevant research by Tallinn, Helsinki and Riga, and regularly staff members from the Baltic Defence Baltic and other scholars can be presented. from the Estonian Defence College and College have participated in seminars, This volume is embracing the wider Tartu University. The speakers at these thanks to the hospitality of the Dean and security issues. It also takes into account seminars - Pauli Järvenpää, Stanley Sloan, the Commandant. The speech by Minis- that with the double enlargement of Jørgen Dragsdahl, and Janusz Onysz- ter of Foreign Affairs, Kristiina Ojuland NATO and the EU, the term Baltic may kiewicz, along with Konstantin Khudoley delivered at St. Antonys College, Oxford, again simply mean countries around the and Dimitri Lanko have agreed to con- is reproduced in this volume with spe- Baltic Sea and stop being a poor para- tribute with pieces not published before. cific permission from the Oxford Col- phrase of the Russian term Pribaltika. The purpose of Open Seminars is in a lege thanks to yet other set of recent in- The list of contributors to this vol- thought provoking way to stir up debate ternational cooperation. ume includes names from far beyond the on issues relevant to Baltic security de- Another article, by Steffen Rasmussen, three Baltic States. This is our constant bate. who worked in the College as a research ambition, and this time we have succeeded. On the same line, the College has un- assistant, is the result of the constant en- Even if the issue marks the celebration of dertaken cooperation with other institu- deavour to create a framework for inter- the 5-th graduation of the Baltic Defence tions in the world of learning, both its nal research in the institution. As in ear- College courses, it also reflects new initia- civilian and military part. The articles by lier volumes, College students are also tives and trends at the College. Jennifer Moll, supported by the Fulbright contributing here. 5 All in all, this volume expresses conti- will be the implications for the Baltic re- Finland, a member of the European Union nuity and reflects new initiatives, in par- gion? and active partner to NATO maintains ticular the Higher Command Studies In his article Security Dimensions of North- that the very survival of (its) nation state Course described by the College Com- ern Europe after the Double Enlargement is best ensured by a credible national de- mandant, and also a MA programme in Kestutis Paulauskas is provoking us to fence ever ready for territorial defence, War Studies under preparation. The end consider the future security agenda of the though also trained to become good state is of the Baltic Defence College; that Baltic Northern region by questioning peace-keepers. The logic behind the Finn- is Baltic States leadership and Baltic States the very function of Northern Europe - ish 2004 Defence White Paper soon to control of the College. The initiatives with its specific characteristics such as be disclosed- is presented by the author described above are focused to support northerness of mentality, regionality, and its for the readers to draw their own conclu- this target. aloofness towards continental Europe - within sions. The issues discussed in this volume are the changing global security order. Does Russia is not mentioned explicitly but ranging from the new post enlargement- the double enlargement actually mean that ever-present, in particular in the Finnish, NATO with focus on the Baltic and the world has become a safer place for the the Estonian, and the Latvian territorial Northern members role within it; the Baltic States and the Nordic countries?, defence arguments. Russia itself does nei- structure of Baltic defence policies and asks Paulauskas. The specifics of one of ther have a common single discourse on further development of international de- the Baltic nations and its effect on the the Alliance nor on the Baltic states join- fence cooperation, along with the coop- defence considerations are studied within ing NATO, we are told by Konstantin eration within the Alliance and with its the framework of the constructivist theo- Khudoley and Dimitri Lanko, invited to external partners. The Trans-Atlantic Rift, retical approach and the Copenhagen present the view from the other side of and the European new and old- vision school by Steffen Rasmussen in Estonian the no longer disputed, yet not officially on the EU-NATO relations is analysed in Security Perceptions in the Context of EU En- approved boarder. Three discourses; the perspective of questions like Does the largement: A Critical Discussion, while the a)Baltic states accepted to NATO to main- USA have a defence strategy at all?, Will argument of the Northern and Baltic states tain the Alliance, b)Baltic states accepted the EU finally pull itself out of its numer- aloofness towards continental Europe is to NATO to counter-balance misunder- ous crises?, and, Will it be a stronger or reinforced in Pauli Järvenpääs presenta- standing between America and the old weaker European union? Finally, What tion on Finlands Defence Policy: Sui Generis. Europe; and c)Baltic states accepted to 6 NATO to bring Russia closer to the Alli- democratic administration both assume Alliances cohesion, and that reasons for ance; are introduced within the frame- an after Bush era soon-to-be. Dragsdahl Transatlantic Rift are not constrained to work of constructivist theory and is providing us with a thorough discus- the division between Europe and the US, securitization concept concluding with the sion of a new type empire and the Baltic but also divisions within Europe. potential implications for the Baltic States dilemma within this prospective, Sloan is This line of argumentation is taken up military transformations. drawing our attention to a particular as- by Knut Kirste in NATOs Security Agenda The same theoretical approach the pect working against the tendencies for a after Enlargement. NATOs main function Copenhagen school - is favoured in the rift. Not only do Europeans and the US in the past was to ensure collective de- second part of Jennifer Molls article on Americans share political values, we also fence and guarantee the security interests the Transatlantic Security Rift and Its Implica- share market economic systems in which of its members, states Kirste. While it may tion for Baltic Security; the Ramification for markets are driven by competition, yet be difficult to decide how long ago this Baltic Security where Moll is conducting a they are governed by democratically ap- past applies, it is even more challenging discussion on Baltic unity and on the proved rules and regulations. So how to bid for NATOs future. Is it to be the United States as the primary security guar- much does it really matter, all this talk driving force of an international security antor. about a Trans-Atlantic Rift? Janusz system and the central defence related link The Transatlantic Rift and its conse- Onyszkiewicz, Polands minister of de- between the USA, Europe, Russia, and a quences for the new Baltic members of fence during the PfP years is asking in variety of partners? NATO is examined in a number of other The Central Issues for NATO from the per- The discussion items above reflect the contributions to this volume: Jørgen spective of an old new member to NATO: new situation of the Baltic States and their Dragsdahl (Denmark) and Stan Sloan Is the Alliance to remain a common de- neighbours just as they are crucial to (USA) are presenting the US and Euro- fence structure, an alliance cantered members of the next round of NATO pean perspectives, respectively.
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