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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809048903321

Autore

Rimanelli Marco <1957->

Titolo

Historical dictionary of NATO and other international security organizations / / Marco Rimanelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Scarecrow Press, Inc., , 2009

©2009

ISBN

0-8108-6263-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (974 p.)

Collana

Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations ; ; Number 27

Disciplina

355/.03109

Soggetti

Security, International - History

International organization - History

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.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff; Foreword by Robert E. Hunter, U.S. Ambassador to NATO (1993-1998); Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Maps and Charts; Photos of NATO Secretaries-General; Photos of NATO Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe (SACEURs); Chronology; INTRODUCTION; THE DICTIONARY; Appendix I: NATO's Secretaries-General; Appendix II: Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe (SACEURs); Appendix III: NATO Committees; Appendix IV: The North Atlantic Treaty; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Historical Dictionary of NATO and Other International Security Organizations covers the Atlantic Alliance's origins, structure and organization through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on its Secretaries-Generals, its Supreme Allied Commanders-Europe, plus all affiliated organizations created to enhance NATO's reach in a broader Euro-Atlantic security architecture (e.g. North Atlantic Consultative Council, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, NATO-Russia Charter; NATO-Ukraine Charter,