NATO Divided, NATO United : The Evolution of an Alliance
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Review
“This is a timely and insightful book....[s]uccintly and chronologically presents key events in alliance history, with roughly decade-long periodization, from NATO's 1949 founding through its 2004 expansion to twenty-six nations....[t]his book is exceptional for its clarity, purpose, and scope. It is higly recommended to international scholars, diplomats, and military professionals.”–
“[A] sure grasp of the history of NATO and especially of the forces that made it arguably the most succesful alliance ever created. His judgements are always fair and balanced, making the book a good counterpoint to the shrill and even hysterical claims about the alliance's failing health that are the province of so many other writers.”–
Book Description
This history of NATO concentrates on the differences within the alliance, particularly between the US and its European partners. NATO's war against terrorism began on September 11, 2001. Invoking Article 5 was a fitting response to the assault on the United States, but the spirit did not last long. Within a few weeks, old fissures within the alliance re-emerged, threatening once again to dissolve an entity that had survived over half a century. In the first two generations of NATO's existence, the Cold War with the Soviet Union had been the major purpose of its existence. But since the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and of the Russian Empire itself, NATO has struggled to seek new raisons d'etre, and has succeeded to some degree in finding them in crisis management in Europe and in areas beyond the boundaries of the alliance.
NATO Divided, NATO United: The Evolution of an Alliance,Lawrence S. Kaplan,Praeger Paperback,0275983773,Europe,Foreign relations,International Relations - General,International Relations - Treaties,North Atlantic Treaty Organiza,North Atlantic Treaty Organization,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,United States,History / Military / General
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