Debate Motion: As its member states, THW disband NATO

For the first, I want to explain about the Nato. NATO (the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization) is an alliance of 28 member countries roughly bordering the North
Atlantic Ocean. It includes Canada, the United States, Turkey and most members of the
European Union. NATO was established in the aftermath of World War II, originally with 12
members and the intention of binding together Western Europe in a defense alliance with the
United States and Canada to counter the Soviet Union and its satellite countries in Eastern
Europe (known as the Warsaw Pact). After the Soviet Union collapsed and the Warsaw Pact
unraveled, NATO expanded to include many Eastern European nations and even former parts
of the Soviet Union. The founding members of NATO signed the North Atlantic Treaty on
April 4, 1949. NATO's primary purpose was to defend member nations against a large
number of troops in pro-communist countries. The United States also wanted to maintain a
presence in Europe, to prevent a resurgence of military nationalism and foster political union.
In this way, NATO made the European Union possible. NATO’s essential purpose is to
safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
Because of this purpose we disagree to disband NATO.

1) In political, NATO promotes democratic values and encourages consultation
and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long
run, prevent conflict. In military, NATO is committed to the peaceful
resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity
needed to undertake crisis-management operations. These are carried out
under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty - NATO’s founding treaty - or under
a UN mandate, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international
organizations.
These both purpose is written in Nato website which is mean that they
oficially published their function as a organization in this world for its
member. From the political side, Nato is really useful as a liaison for the
countries under its shade. Nowadays, it is very difficult to build cooperation
one country to another countries, because of one and another things like worry
to be treated unfairly or rigged by another countries. For the example we can
see Freeport company, which is the cooperation between Indonesia and USA.
Freeport company is golden mine company which located in Papua island,
Indonesia. Indonesia realize that for this time USA takes all of the natural
wealth from Papua island, but there is nothing that Indonesia can do because
the agreement has been signed on a contract. From this example, we can say
that the NATO will avoid cooperation like that. Otherwise, teh NATO itself
will build trust between its countries. Every cooperation will treated fairly and
equally beneficial for its coutries. Besides it, Nato will also help its countries
with helpful solutions with prevent conflict. For the example, we can remeber
kosovo case. Kosovo lies in southern Serbia and has a mixed population of
which the majority are ethnic Albanians. Until 1989, the region enjoyed a high
degree of autonomy within the former Yugoslavia, when Serbian leader

Slobodan Milosevic altered the status of the region, removing its autonomy
and bringing it under the direct control of Belgrade, the Serbian capital. The
Kosovar Albanians strenuously opposed the move. During 1998, open conflict
between Serbian military and police forces and Kosovar Albanian forces
resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 Kosovar Albanians and forced 400,000
people from their homes. On 12 June 1998 the North Atlantic Council,
meeting at Defence Minister level, asked for an assessment of possible further
measures that NATO might take with regard to the developing Kosovo Crisis.
This led to consideration of a large number of possible military options. the
result of kosovo war is NATO is success to help kosovo civilian to get their
houses. This case tell us that NATO is really helpful in military side. So, that
is why we disagree to disband this orgaization.
2) NATO is a vital instrument to make the world safer
Nowadays, there are so many terrorism that can threaten every country in this
world. With the existence of NATO, the 28 countries which join this
organization may feel rather safer because NATO’s role in current era is to
fight against the terrorism. On 4 October 2001, once it had been determined
that the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC had come
from abroad, NATO agreed on a package of eight measures to support the
United States. NATO’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Guidelines focus Alliance
efforts on three main areas: awareness, capabilities and engagement. At the
Prague Summit, NATO leaders express their determination to deter, defend
and protect their populations, territory and forces from any armed attack from
abroad, including by terrorists. To this end, they adopt a Prague package,
aimed at adapting NATO to the challenge of terrorism. It comprises:
 a Military Concept for Defence against Terrorism;
 a Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism (PAP-T);
 five nuclear, biological and chemical defence initiatives;
 protection of civilian populations, including a Civil Emergency
Planning Action Plan;
 missile defence: Allies are examining options for addressing the
increasing missile threat to Alliance populations, territory and forces in
an effective and efficient way through an appropriate mix of political
and defence efforts, along with deterrence;
 cyber defence;
 cooperation with other international organisations; and
 improved intelligence-sharing.
In addition, they decide to create the NATO Response Force, streamline the
military command structure and launch the Prague Capabilities Commitment
to better prepare NATO’s military forces to face new challenges, including
terrorism.

3) NATO has many roles to help its countries
Currently, NATO is operating in Afghanistan, Kosovo, the Mediterranean and
off the Horn of Africa. NATO is currently leading Resolute Support, a non-
combat mission which provides training, advice and assistance to Afghan
security forces and institutions. Resolute Support is a follow-on mission to the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). ISAF was under NATO
leadership from August 2003 to December 2014. It was established under a
request for assistance by the Afghan authorities and by a UN mandate in 2001
to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a safe haven for terrorists.
In addition, ISAF was tasked to develop new Afghan security forces and
enable Afghan authorities to provide effective security across the country in
order to create an environment conducive to the functioning of democratic
institutions and the establishment of the rule of law. NATO operations are not
limited only to zones of conflict. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,
NATO immediately began to take measures to expand the options available to
counter the threat of international terrorism. In October 2001, it launched the
maritime surveillance Operation Active Endeavour, focused on detecting and
deterring terrorist activity in the Mediterranean. The operation was terminated
in October 2016 and was succeeded by Sea Guardian, a flexible maritime
operation able to perform the full range of maritime security operations tasks.
Sea Guardian is currently performing three tasks in the Mediterranean Sea:
maritime situational awareness, counter-terrorism at sea and support to
capacity-building. NATO is an active and leading contributor to peace and
security on the international stage. It promotes democratic values and is
committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. However, if diplomatic
efforts fail, it has the military capacity needed to undertake crisis-management
operations, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international
organisations. Because of that reason, we disagree to disband the NATO.