Security Alliances

Security Alliances

1 . Security Alliance membership can be problematic because it restricts the actions that a member country can take on its own . As part of an alliance , member organizations are expected to act in accordance with the benefit of the group , even if such actions are not in the best interest of the individual member . At times , the needs of the larger member nations can overshadow those of the smaller member nations Sometimes , needs of alliance members can grow apart , their goals dividing to the point of being in opposition . At

such times , the difficulties that beset the organization may spill out into the surrounding countries , or for the alliance to have increasing difficulties operating itself

One alliance that has caused difficulty for the world 's leaders is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC , whose states were intended to address security in the Persian Gulf (Parsi par . 3 . While the GCC was supposed to unify the political forces of the Gulf and increase security , this alliance has actually been divisive , through what Parsi refers to as the Arab states ' aggressive armament (par . 9

2 . According to the NATO website , the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO ) is an alliance of 26 countries [ .] committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949 (NATO .com What is NATO . One method NATO uses to maintain alliance is through diplomacy , particularly through decision-making

Since its founding in 1949 , NATO has established the fundamentals of democracy all over Europe it is currently expanding its growth in Eastern Europe . Seven Eastern European nations joined the alliance in 2001 . According to the NATO Summit Fact Sheet , more nations will be invited to join in 2008 (par . 3 . Membership in the alliance has permitted these new nations to experience the security that comes with unity with other countries . In addition , these nations have been able to stabilize their governments , to increase the quality of their infrastructure , and to improve their educational standards

Works Cited

NATO Summit 2006 . Fact Sheet ' Office of the Press Secretary . 28 Nov 2006

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO . What is NATO ' 6 Aug 2007

Parsi , Trita . Gulf States Rethink US-Led Security Alliance Antiwar .com . 2 June 2006 . 6 Aug 2007...