UID:
almafu_9960947907102883
Format:
1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:
0-2280-0962-6
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0-2280-0961-8
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's Transatlantic Studies ; v.5
Content:
Canada in NATO, 1949-2019 provides the first analysis of Canada's involvement and military engagement in NATO, from initial negotiations in 1949 to the alliance's seventieth anniversary. The book sheds light on how NATO profoundly shaped Canadian defence and foreign policy and served vital Canadian security and diplomatic interests.
Note:
Includes index.
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Cover -- CANADA IN NATO 1949-2019 -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Maps -- Introduction: A Canadian Warship in the Eastern Med -- 1 Crown Jewel of the Golden Age: Negotiating the North Atlantic Treaty, 1948-1949 -- 2 Rearmament in the Early 1950s: The Korean "Sideshow" and the Western European "Main Theatre" -- 3 "The Best Deterrent against Aggression": Nuclearization, 1953-1964 -- 4 The Restive Years, 1963-1971 -- 5 A "Bare Presence": From Détente to Cold War's Return, 1972-1984 -- 6 The "Commitment-Capability Gap" at Cold War's End, 1984-1992 -- 7 "The NATO of Its Dreams?": Canada and the Alliance in the 1990s -- 8 Afghanistan: NATO's "Odd Man Out" Steps Forward, 2001-2014 -- 9 "Punching Above Its Weight" in the 2010s: Libya, Latvia, and Iraq -- Conclusion: Canada, NATO's Easy Rider -- Notes -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-2280-0841-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780228009610
