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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777475903321

Titolo

NATO and European security [[electronic resource] ] : alliance politics from the end of the Cold War to the age of terrorism / / edited by Alexander Moens, Lenard J. Cohen, and Allen G. Sens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2003

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-68994-9

1-280-42324-2

9786610423248

0-313-01553-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Humanistic perspectives on international relations, , 1535-0363

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenLenard J

MoensAlexander <1959->

SensAllen Gregory <1964->

Disciplina

355/.031/091821

Soggetti

National security - Europe

Post-communism

Security, International

State-sponsored terrorism - Europe

Europe Defenses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Introduction: NATO in Transition; 1. "Community of Fate" or Marriage of Convenience? ESDP and the Future of Transatlantic Identity; 2. The Widening Atlantic, Part II: Transatlanticism, the "New" NATO, and Canada; 3. Ideas and Discourse in the Construction of a European Security and Defense Policy for the Twenty-first Century; 4. European Security and Transatlanticism in the Twenty-first Century; 5. Thinking Outside the Box: NATO-ESDP Cooperation at Twenty-Three; 6. European Security and Defense Policy: What's in It for Canada?

7.Is Canada a European Country?8. Blue Helmets, Green Helmets, Red Tunics: Canada's Adaptation to the Security Crisis in Southeastern



Europe; 9. NATO's Nuclear Future: A Rationale for NATO's Deterrence Capabilities; 10. The Coupling Paradox: Nuclear Weapons, Ballistic Missile Defense, and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship; Selected Bibliography; Index; List of Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

From the end of the Cold War to the terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001, the NATO Alliance has changed profoundly. This book explores the multifaceted consequences of NATO's adjustment to new international and domestic political and security realities. Internal Alliance politics and matters of relative power within the membership have strongly influenced recent NATO developments. Several major issues challenging the Alliance are examined, including how the impact of efforts to develop an enhanced common European security and defense policy have affected NATO: whether missi