On 2 March 2000, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit describes the differences of opinion between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Western European Union (WEU) during their joint crisis-management exercise, CMX-CRISEX 2000, conducted from 17 to 23 February with the participation of 30 countries. The aim of this exercise was to test the concepts and methods involved in managing WEU-led operations using NATO resources and capabilities.