03263nam 2200601 a 450 991078628020332120230803025350.00-203-07600-11-299-16064-61-135-12324-1(CKB)2670000000331434(EBL)1128275(OCoLC)829461210(SSID)ssj0000822659(PQKBManifestationID)12348748(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000822659(PQKBWorkID)10760823(PQKB)11584850(MiAaPQ)EBC1128275(EXLCZ)99267000000033143420120619d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding NATO in the 21st century alliance strategies, security and global governance /editors, Graeme P. Herd, John KriendlerNew York Routledgec20131 online resource (287 p.)Contemporary Security StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-83188-3 0-415-43633-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Understanding NATO in the 21st Century: Alliance strategies, security and global governance; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 NATO in an age of uncertainty: Structural shifts and transatlantic bargains?; 2 NATO's Genesis and adaptation: From Washington to Chicago; 3 U.S. perspectives on NATO; 4 NATO enlargement: Close to the end?; 5 NATO partnerships: For peace, combat, and soft balancing?; 6 NATO-Russia relations: Reset is not a four-letter word; 7 NATO and the Comprehensive Approach: Weak conceptualization, political divergences, and implementation challenges8 Pulling together?:NATO operations in Afghanistan9 NATO and nuclear weapons; 10 NATO and cyber security; 11 NATO: Towards an adaptive missile defense; 12 NATO and energy security: Defining a role; 13 "Good enough is better than good": Towards a third "Transatlantic Bargain"?; Bibliography; IndexUnderstanding NATO in the 21st Century enhances existing strategic debates and clarifies thinking as to the direction and scope of NATO's potential evolution in the 21st century. The book seeks to identify the possible contours and trade-offs embedded within a potential third ""Transatlantic Bargain"" in the context of a U.S. strategic pivot in a ""Pacific Century"". To that end, it explores the internal adaptation of the Alliance, evaluates the assimilation of NATO's erstwhile adversaries, and provides a focus on NATO's operational future and insights into the newContemporary Security StudiesSecurity, InternationalWorld politics21st centurySecurity, International.World politics355.031091821355/.031091821Herd Graeme P1481539Kriendler John1484162MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786280203321Understanding NATO in the 21st century3702708UNINA