خلاصة:
The both Atlantic side relations from the ancient time had been faced with too much challenge but the continuing of this relation is due to the common political and economical interests. The upper Atlantic and the two organizations (NATO, EU) still exist gain the essential goals and the political and security connection which are boosting with the economical integration at the same time. But we cannot neglect the disintegration of the two Atlantic sides and the approach of the US and the EU in facing with some serious treats such as terrorism which had created a big gap on the strategic and military designing of two sides. In fact there is another gap in the matter of defending investment which could be managed.
The first gap caused the increasing of deference in military capability between the EU and the US in fulfilling the common military operations either in Europe or elsewhere. Although the military cooperation in NATO is very important, The US doesn’t make any contribution with its European allies in NATO to seek the national security strategy. Now concerning the new security challenged in 21 century, the main question is, whether the security and defense relation of two Atlantic side countries is moving towards cooperation or conflict?
ملخص الجهاز:
The Atlantic opinion on defence and the se- curity approach of the EU The bipolar system created after the world war caused some European countries to secure them- selves from any possible attack by the Soviet Un- ion and trust the power of the US for more than 50 years and put it in the universal policy of the US in the NATO system.
In this session the EU leader de- cided to establish a new common army in Europe under the name of "rapid reaction forces "to inter- fere in possible internal attack among the European countries (Oxford Analytica, 2000:27).
America was on this idea that the establishment of an independent army will weaken and decrease the power of NATO as a main European security and defence organization The US, on the one hand, wants to boost the military capacity of NATO members but on the other hand it’s not satisfied with the independent role of the Europe.
In the US point of view, 4 main principles must be run, or guide the relation among the union and one single European defence identity: The union act must boost the capability of NATO All the decisions of union must emphasize on common value and interests All member should effectively participates in security issues of the Europe The standard of collective measure in defence policy must not be scratches in any condition.