COOPERATION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FACE OF CURRENT AND FUTURE THREATS

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to present the possible areas of cooperation the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union to the current or future threats. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership often embodied in the North Atlantic Alliance, serves Europeans as an alibi for their escape from a strategic responsibility and delegation to the United States sustainable management of regional security and global stability. CSDP is a tool for civil-military foreign policy of the European Union. Like NATO must remain a tool of the United States military solidarity and Europe. Russian-Ukrainian conflict and terrorist attacks in Europe and the world has become a big test for the security system on the Euro-Atlantic area and a great opportunity for the strengthening of relations between the European Union and NATO. The current situation shows that NATO and the European Union cannot underestimate the current threats. By contrast, they should consistently implement joint arrangements with a tough policy towards Russia and the expansion of the Islamic State. The concept of „Euro-Atlantic national interest” from the point of view of rhetoric is clearly an oxymoron. From a policy perspective, however, a matter of urgency sets and absolutely necessary for both the Allies and the European Union itself.