NATO : a guide to the issues
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 memb
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages)
9780313354922, 9781283052993, 9786613052995, 0313354928, 1283052997, 661305299X
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Cover; Contents; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
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