The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Enduring Alliance
2. New Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-80138-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 262 g

Reihe: Global Institutions

Continuing to provide a concise approach to this crucial organization, the second edition of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: The Enduring Alliance is fully updated to take in the developments since 2007, with key additions including:

- Discussion of NATO’s place in a changing world

- Consideration of recent operations on the alliance

- Evaluation of the impact of the financial crisis

- Reconsideration of the NATO-EU relationship

- Discussion of the US pivot to Asia-Pacific and its impact on NATO

- The implications for NATO of Russia’s action in Ukraine

- The rise of emerging security challenges, including Islamic State

- A new chapter looking to the future of NATO in light of the recent developments

Highlighting the continued importance of NATO in the international arena, this accessible guide details the origins, institutions, workings and activities of the organization, as well as contributing valuable insights to the debate surrounding the future of the alliance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lindley-French, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. NATO Redux: 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq and Beyond 2. Facing the Enemy 3. Tipping the Eurostrategic Balance 4. Strategic Vacation 5. The Search for a New Strategic Consensus 6.NATO Today 7. NATO: The Enduring Alliance? Bibliography and Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Julian Lindley-French is Senior Fellow, Institute of Statecraft, London; Director, Europe Analytica; Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, National Defense University, Washington DC; Fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, Calgary.