NATO and the UN: A Peculiar Relationship

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265 I N d e x Acheson, dean, 9, 11–13, 20–24 Achilles, Theodore A., 7, 10 Adenauer, Konrad, 63, 83 Afghan Interim Authority, 190, 207–8 Afghanistan, 207; Islamic fundamentalism in, 93; motives for Soviet invasion of, 101–2, 108–9; responses to Soviet invasion of, 93–96, 100–113, 101–5; Soviet invasion of, 92, 98–99, 118; Soviet withdrawal from, 113, 116, 213; Soviets and, 92–93; supposed to be outside boundaries of Cold War, 111; Taliban in, 190–91, 208; UN after Soviet invasion of, 95–98, 113; UN missions in, 190, 208–9; UN-NATO relations in, 1–2, 207–8, 211; U.S. Operation enduring Freedom in, 188, 190–93, 197, 203, 206 Africa, 41; colonialism in, 16, 46, 50; NATO relations with, 45, 49, 57, 69, 85, 214; new nations in, 2–3, 53, 67; Soviet relations with, 49, 52, 57, 68; Soviet stance against colonialism in, 16, 58, 68; UN members from, 2–3, 47, 53; U.S. relations with, 67. See also Congo crisis; specific countries African-Asian bloc in UN, 47, 49, 55, 61, 72 African Union, eU and NATO cooperation with, 209 “Agenda for Peace” (Boutros-Ghali), 143–44 Akashi, Yasushi, 145–48, 151, 162–63 Al Qaeda, 192, 194, 198, 204, 210. See also 9/11 attacks on U.S.; terrorism Albania, 98, 171, 173, 180 Albanians, in Kosovo, 170, 175, 180; ethnic cleansing of, 169, 171–74, 176; KLA actions by, 173, 181 Albright, Madeleine, 141, 164, 184; Boutros-Ghali and, 143–44, 161–62; on IFOR mission, 165–66; on legitimacy of military intervention to defend human rights, 169, 172 Algeria, 80; rebellion against France, 31, 37, 50; U Thant working on, 72–73 Alphand, hervé, 60 Ambassadors’ Committee, in NATO formation, 11–12 Amin, hafizullah, 92–94 Anderson, Robert B., 66 Anglo-egyptian agreement (1954), 43 Anglo-egyptian treaty (1936), 28 Anglo-French invasion. See Suez crisis Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942, 18 Annan, Kofi, 190, 213; background of, 167; on Balkans, 173, 176; good relations with regional organizations, 176–77, 184; on NATO action against Serbs, 179, 186, 214; relations with NATO, 167, 184; on UN-NATO relationship, 146–47, 154, 161, 168–69 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, U.S. abrogation of, 187 Arab bloc, 97, 122, 124–25. See also Muslim countries Arab League, in desert Storm coalition, 125 Argentina, 17, 103, 125 Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC), 53, 67 Armey, dick, 196 Arms: buildups, 105; Iraq’s, 117, 122; sales, 63, 104, 122. See also nuclear weapons; weapons of mass destruction Arms embargo, against Balkans factions, 138, 140, 142–45, 152, 172–73 Index / 266 Asia, 41; NATO and, 45, 80, 85; in UN, 2–3, 47; U.S. troops in europe vs., 82–83, 112; Vietnam War and, 75, 85. See also African-Asian bloc in UN; specific countries Assad, hafez al, 125 Aswan dam, 29–30 Auriol, Vincent, 25 Austin, Warren R., 15, 19, 21–23 Australia, 38, 103, 125 Baker, James A, III, 117–19, 125, 135, 195 Balance-of-power politics, 2, 8, 22 Balkan Wars: arms embargo in, 138, 140, 142–45, 152, 172–73; beginning of, 137; collaboration of organizations in, 164, 207; efforts to mediate, 137–38, 140–41, 145–47, 150–51; as european issue, 137, 139, 144, 155; Kosovo compared to Bosnia, 170; NATO in, 143–45, 157, 164, 205; NATO-UN collaboration in, 145, 148–49, 155–56, 161, 164, 186; NATO-UN relations in, 4, 211; peace negotiations in, 139, 152–54, 157, 159–61, 163, 169–70; as regional issue, 135; UN giving up military responsibility to NATO in, 157; UN role in, 134, 136, 138–49, 143–45, 147, 157, 163; U.S. in, 135–36, 143–45, 147, 152, 159–60; war crimes tribunal created for, 140, 165. See also Bosnia; Kosovo Balkans: Boutros-Ghali’s contempt for, 161–62; Serbs vs. Croats in WWII, 136–37 Bangladesh, 95–96, 100 Baudouin, King (Belgium), 50 Belarus, 2, 179, 183 Belgian Congo, 46, 50. See also Congo crisis Belgian-Congolese Treaty of Friendship (1960), 60 Belgium, 202; accusations against, in Congo crisis, 52, 55, 58, 62; colonialism, 50–51, 59; Congo asking for help to resist aggression by, 53–54, 56; decolonialization by, 49–51; France and, 60–61; as inferior NATO partner, 62–63; lack of support by NATO allies, 58, 66; military actions after Congo’s independence, 51–52, 55–56, 61; in Persian Gulf crisis...