Long-Term Possibilities for NATO-Russia Naval Security

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CONTENTS

1.1 The Military and Political Situation in the Euro-Atlantic Area – A Russian View of the New

Challenges and Threats to Peace .11

1.2 The Post-Cold War Evolution of the NATO-Russian Relationship. 13

1.3 The NATO-Russia Council – What is it and what does it do? 18

1.4 Summary . 20

2.1 The NATO-Russia Council – Some Results and On-going Requirements. 21

2.2 Four ‘Big Picture’ Caveats to NRC-Led Cooperation in the Future 27

2.3 Possible ‘Next Step’ Options for NATO-Russia Cooperation . . 29

2.4 Summary . 32

3.1 Necessary Framework Documents 33

3.2 Necessary Organizational Reforms . 35

3.2.1 Required First-Tier Organizational Changes to the NATO-Russia Council 35

3.2.2 Required Second-Tier Organizational Changes – Establish a Joint NATO-Russia Naval Task

Force Command . 36

3.2.3 Required Third-Tier Organizational Changes – Enact Five Organizational Reforms below the

Task Force Command Level . 39

3.3 The First Type of Functional Naval-Cooperation: Stemming the Proliferation of WMD and their

Delivery Systems. 42

3.3.1 WMD Materials and Equipment – Possible Joint NATO and Russian Restrictions on Transiting

the High Seas 43

3.3.2 What Additional Steps should NATO and Russia take to prevent WMD Proliferation,

particularly in the Maritime Sector?. 45

3.4 A Second Type of Functional Naval-Cooperation: Combating Terrorism, Piracy, and other Illicit

Activities in the Maritime Sector. 48

3.4.1 Potential (and Common) Enemies at Sea 49

3.4.2 High Risk Regional Waterways (Where and How our Foes Might Operate). 52

3.4.3 Joint NATO-Russian Naval Cooperation against the Threat 54

3.5 A Third Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Decommissioning Soviet and Russian Nuclear-

Powered Submarines 57

3.6 A Fourth Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Protecting against Chemical Weapons

Released into the Baltic Sea after World War II. 58

3.7 A Fifth Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Performing Joint Peace Support Missions. 60

3.8 A Sixth Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Mine Countermeasures 61

3.9 A Seventh Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Integrating Logistics and Sealift Activities .

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3.10 An Eighth Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Joining Russian Baltic Fleet Marine Units

with the Danish-German-Polish Multinational Corps. 64

3.11 A Ninth and Final Type of Functional Naval Cooperation: Performing Joint Submarine Rescue

and Escape Operations65