NATO Beyond 9/11: The Transformation of the Atlantic Alliance [Paperback]

This collection reflects on the significance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for the transatlantic alliance. Offering an analysis of NATO's evolution since 2001, it examines key topics such as the alliance's wars in Afghanistan, its military operation in Libya, global partnerships, burden-sharing and relations with the US and Russia.Introduction PART I: A NEW PARADIGM FOR NATO? 1. NATO after 9/11: Theoretical Perspectives; Mark Webber 2. Reflections on 9/11: A View from NATO; Micheal Ruhle 3. A Sense of Return: A Sense of Return: NATO's Libyan Intervention in Perspective; Carl Hodge PART II: THE TRANSFORMATION OF NATO 4. 'D?j? vu all over again`? September 11 2001 and NATO Military Transformation; Terry Teriff 5. NATO in Afghanistan; Tim Bird 6. Just an 'Internal Exercise?' NATO and the 'New' Security Challenges; Magnus Petersson 7. Fine Words, Few Answers: NATO's not so new New Strategic Concept; Steve Marsh & Alan Dobson 8. Pooling, Sharing and Specialising: The Age of Austerity ad the Euro-Atlantic Security Architecture; Magnus Christiansson 9. At the End of its Tether? NATO's Intervention in Libya; Jeff Michaels PART III: RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS 10. Between Hope and Realism: the US, NATO and a Transatlantic Bargain for the 21st Century; Ellen Hallams 11. A Bipolar Alliance for a Multipolar World: NATO and the EU; Sven Biscop 12. NATORussia Relations after 9/11: New Challenges, Old Issues; Luca Ratti 13. NATO's Global Partnerships - A Haphazard Strategy?; Trine Flockhart 14. NATO and Interorganizational Cooperation; Bastian Giegerich PART IV: CONCLUSION - NATO'S RETRENCHMENT?

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