ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY: THE CASE OF NATO

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ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY THE CASE OF NATO

• Angel Angelov

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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION

• Introduction of conditionality
• Rational behind the research
• Goals
• Methodology
• Structure of the research

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I INTRODUCTION TO CONDITIONALITY

• Definition
• Evolution

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1. DEFINITION

• The law of conditionality
• Whatever comes into existence does so in
  dependence on conditions, and in the absence of
  those conditions ceases to exist.
• (Sangharakshita, A Guide to the Buddhist Path)

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1. DEFINITION

• I will provide you with x on a condition you do
  y
• The idea - old as politics itself
• Recent addition to the lexicon of IR

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1. DEFINITION

• The use of fulfilment of stipulated political
  obligations as a prerequisite for obtaining
• economic aid
• debt relief
• access to subsidized credits
• membership in desired regional or global
  organizations

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2. EVOLUTION OF CONDITIONALITY

• First generation
• Economic conditionality
• Second generation
• Political conditionality
• Magnitude, matter of scale and emphasis and
  interference (Olav Stokke, Aid and Political
  Conditionality, Frank Cass, 1995)
• Third generation
• Enlargement conditionality

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RATIONAL BEHIND THE RESEARCH

• Conditionality policy of IMF and the WB
• EU enlargement conditionality
• NATO enlargement conditionality - understudied

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GOALS

• To apply the concept of conditionality to the
  process of enlargement of IOs/ NATO
• To outline the raison dêtre of the NATO
  enlargement conditionality
• values and interests that are protected and
  promoted

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METHODOLOGY

• Rationalism
• Logic of appropriateness
• Utility
• Constructivism
• Logic of consequentiality
• Values and norms

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STRUCTURE OF THE RESEARCH

• Title Enlargement conditionality the case of
  NATO
• Chapter I Conditionality
• Chapter II Enlargement Conditionality
• Chapter III NATO Enlargement Conditionality

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CHAPTER I CONDITIONALITY

• DEFINITIONS
• THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOREIGN AID AND
  CONDITIONALITY
• Rationalist Institutionalism
• Sociological Institutionalism
• CLASIFICATIONS
• Positive/Negative
• Explicit/Implicit
• Ex ante/ Ex post
• Macro/Micro levels
• Input/Output
• Formal/Informal
• Unilateral/Cross-Conditionality
• Constant/Ad hoc

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CHAPTER I CONDITIONALITY

• CHARACTERISTICS
• Power asymmetry
• Demanders availability of alternative sources
• Donors necessity for interaction with the
  demander
• Elaboration of the conditions
• Demanders commitment to reform
• EVOLUTION
• Economic conditionality
• Political conditionality
• CONSTRAINTS
• On the donor side
• On the recipient side
• OWNERSHIP

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CHAPTER II ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY

• ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY
• Triggering factors
• Objectives
• THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENLARGEMENT AND
  ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY
• Rationalist Institutionalism
• Sociological Institutionalism
• RATIONAL
• Promotion of the clubs interests and values
• Protection of the clubs interests and values

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CHAPTER II ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY

• CONSTRAINS
• Desire for membership
• Geographical constrains
• Temporal constrains
• ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY
• Council of Europe
• European Union

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CHAPTER III NATO ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY

• THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
• Rationalist Institutionalism
• Sociological Institutionalism
• RATIONAL
• Promotion of the NATOs interests and values
• Protection of the NATOs interests and values
• MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
• NATO ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY AND DEMOCRACY

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CHAPTER III NATO ENLARGEMENT CONDITIONALITY

• CHARACTERISTICS
• Power asymmetry between NATO and the applicants
• Applicants availability of alternatives
• NATOs need to enlarge
• Elaboration of the NATO accession conditions
• Applicants commitment to reform
• CONSTRAINTS
• Desire for membership
• Geographical constrains
• Temporal constrains
• OWNERSHIP
• PfP
• MAP