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Fig. I-2-8-1 European Security Organization (as of April 2010)
OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) (56 countries)
The Council of Europe (47 countries)
Andorra
San Marino
Liechtenstein
Monaco
� Macedonia
� Switzerland
� Serbia
� Bosnia-Herzegovina
� Montenegro
EAPC
(Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council)
(50 countries)
EU (27 countries)
Cyprus
� Austria
� Finland
� Sweden
� Ireland
� Malta
Former Warsaw Pact Organization
(Former WPO)
Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) (11 countries)
NATO (28 countries)
Greece
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Spain
Portugal
Western European Union
(WEU)
(10 countries)
� Slovakia
� Lithuania
� Estonia
� Latvia
� Romania
� Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
� Slovenia
Denmark
Croatia
Albania
� Azerbaijan
� Armenia
� Russia
� Ukraine
� Moldova
� Kyrgyzstan
� Tajikistan
� Belarus
� Uzbekistan
� Turkmenistan
� Kazakhstan
� Georgia
Vatican
Norway
Iceland
Turkey
United States, Canada
Note: The Warsaw Pact Military Organization was dissolved in April 1991. The Warsaw Pact was dissolved as a political organization
after the signing of the dissolution agreement on July 1, 1991 and ratification of the parliaments of the member states.
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Legend:
�: PfP members (22 countries)
: WEU associate members
�: Countries that maintain a
cooperative partnership with
the WEU
: WEU observers
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Fig. I-2-8-2 Trend of Capability Build-up of NATO and the EU
EU Battle Groups (Combat Groups)
Organization
• Standing joint task forces formed mainly
by brigade-scale ground unites (approx.
4,000 troops), plus maritime, air, and
specialized units
• Size of force: Approx. 25,000 troops
Thirteen 1,500-strong units will be formed.
Of these, two units are capable of rapid
simultaneous deployment.
Capabilities
• Deployment begins within 5 days of an
order
• Capability of 30-day operations
• Deployment begins within 5 days of an
order and is completed within 15 days
• Capability of 30-day operations
Operations
• One year rotation (in the case of ground
units, 6 months of training, and 6 months
on standby)
• Basic operational concept: to be
dispatched as an initial response unit
• Segmentation of units is possible
depending on the mission
Units will be formed and on standby by
rotation within the unilateral or multinational
framework
• Initiative was formulated in November 2002
• Prototype force was formed in October
2003
• Initial operational capability was acquired
in October 2004
• Complete operational capability was
achieved in November 2006
• Initiative was formulated in June 2004
• Complete operational capability was
achieved in January 2007
Missions
Responding to EU-led missions, such as
peacekeeping operations, in cases where
there is no NATO intervention
Force building
NATO Response Force (NRF)
Swiftly responding to situations worldwide
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Fig. I-2-8-3 Enlargement of NATO and EU Membership
Original EU member countries
Joined EU by 1995
Joined EU in May 2004
Joined EU in January 2007
Original NATO member countries
Joined NATO by 1982
Joined NATO in 1999
Joined NATO in March 2004
Joined NATO in April 2009
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