Ottawa Treaty and Coalition Warfare: An Unholy Alliance

摘要

The purpose of this study is to show how the United States and our coalition partners have failed to fully consider the impact of the recently signed Ottawa Treaty to ban Anti-Personnel Landmines (APLs) on our ability to execute successful coalition warfare. This paper describes the serious implications for NATO and Coalition operations in view of the bulk of our Allies signing the Ottawa Treaty banning the use of all anti-personnel landmines (APLs) . This paper will argue that the cost to NATO and other Coalition operations due to Ottawa clearly demonstrates the shortcomings in this treaty. This paper also provides some key recommendations that, if adopted, will ensure that the United States can fight effectively with Allies all over the globe.