NATO and terrorism : organizational expansion and mission transformation / James W. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, James W. (James Walter), 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Military policy.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

National security--Europe.

National security.

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--Europe.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

NATO and Terrorism focuses on the decades from 1989 until 2009, during which NATO underwent two major transformations. The first was the expansion from sixteen to twenty-six member states. This section traces the evolution of the new member states from communist enemies to democratic partners, looking at their differences and similarities, the reactions of their publics to membership, and their involvement in NATO activities. The second was the radical shift in the missions of the alliance and the book analyzes the military operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq as well as the new

Contents:

The battle against terrorism reshapes the NATO organization

Partners for peace after the Cold War

From partnership to membership in 1999

The class of 2004 and the post-9/11 world

Further class memberships and the traps of Southeast Europe

Bosnia in the lengthened shadow of the Cold War

Kosovo in the shadow of Bosnia's lessons

NATO applies its capabilities in Afghanistan

The war in Iraq shakes NATO capabilities

European security, east and west

The coasts of NATO, north and south

NATO missions reshape the battle against terrorism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613272379

9781441167927

1441167927

9781501301063

1501301063

9781283272377

1283272377

9781441196125

1441196129

OCLC:

710974926