Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
Thursday, February 20, 1997, 5:00 am
Witnesses
His Excellency Ambassador R. James Woolsey
Former Director of Central Intelligence
Michael Guhin
Deputy Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA)
Louis Fisher
Senior Specialist
Congressional Research Service
This briefing focused on the topics of European security and NATO enlargement, specifically in terms of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Elements of the treaty that remained especially important, including the goal of avoiding destabilizing concentrations of forces in Europe and the goal of creating greater transparency and promoting information exchange among governments in Europe, were discussed.
Witnesses testifying at this briefing spoke to the need for amendments and changes to the CFE, but maintained the relevance of the treaty to international security. Different strategies for making these changes related to Russian pressure and NATO involvement were presented.
Relevant Countries
Participating States
| Albania
| Andorra
| Armenia
| Austria
| Azerbaijan
| Belarus
| Belgium
| Bulgaria
| Canada
| Croatia
| Cyprus
| Czech Republic
| Denmark
| Estonia
| Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Finland
| France
| Georgia
| Germany
| Greece
| Holy See
| Hungary
| Iceland
| Italy
| Kazakhstan
| Kyrgyzstan
| Latvia
| Liechtenstein
| Lithuania
| Luxembourg
| North Macedonia
| Malta
| Moldova
| Monaco
| Mongolia
| Montenegro
| Netherlands
| Norway
| Poland
| Portugal
| Romania
| Russian Federation
| San Marino
| Serbia
| Slovak Republic
| Slovenia
| Spain
| Sweden
| Switzerland
| Tajikistan
| Turkey
| Turkmenistan
| Ukraine
| United Kingdom
| United States of America
| Uzbekistan
| Ireland
Leadership