Format:
1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9798400689987
Series Statement:
Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues
Content:
This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand interested in how and why NATO reached its current state. In the more than half-century since NATO was founded, there has been endless debate about its purpose, about whether it is meeting that purpose, and about the strategies it employs to that end. Speculation has also been rife about the organization's "imminent demise." Those questions and more are the subject of NATO: A Guide to the Issues. Covering the organization from its founding in 1949 through the present, the guide examines aspects of NATO that have undergone tremendous change over the years, including its purpose, military mission, geographic concept of operations, and membership. At the same time, it explores key aspects of NATO's organization that have remained constant. These include the ability of members to participate in operations as much or as little as they desire, decision-making by consensus, and a general belief that people from different countries working together on a daily basis promotes cooperation, understanding, and friendship
Note:
Preface Acronyms Chapter 1 What Is NATO? Chapter 2 The Founding of NATO Chapter 3 How Does NATO Work? Chapter 4 The First Two Strategic Concepts: Atomic War Chapter 5 The Third and Fourth Strategic Concepts: Coping with a Changing World Chapter 6 The Post-Cold War World and 9/11: Questions of the Past and of the Future Chapter 7 NATO's Next Strategic Concept Chapter 8 Where and Who Is NATO? Afterword Appendix I: Timelines Appendix II: Tips for Further Exploration Bibliography Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313354915
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780313354922
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9798216121763
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9798400689987
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