Routledge handbook of NATO / edited by John Andreas Olsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olsen, John Andreas, 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

"This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the development and importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its role in international relations and its influence on history. The volume examines the Alliance's evolution in breadth, depth and context by analysing and explaining why and how NATO has endured and remained relevant since its creation. To present an inclusive study of the Alliance's activities and milestone events and to offer a glimpse of future challenges, the book's twenty-nine chapters fall into six thematic sections that act as frameworks and allow the exploration of specific topics that pertain to the evolution of NATO: Part I: History of NATO, 1949-2024. Part II: Key Enduring Themes, 1949-2024. Part III: Military Operations, 1995-2024 Part IV: National Perspectives, 1949-2024. Part V: Regional Perspectives, 1949-2024. Part VI: Future Prospects, 2024. This handbook will be of much interest to students and researchers of NATO, strategic studies, defence studies and International Relations, as well as for staff and fellows at security- and defence-oriented think tanks and government officials, military personnel and other practitioners in the areas of foreign affairs and defence"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsement Page

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Photographs and Figures

NATO Archives

Author's Creation

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

Foreword by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

Notes

Preface

Photographs from NATO Archives

Introduction: The Alliance for Our Times

Looking Back: NATO at 75

The Book: Structure and Brief Summaries

Part I: A history of NATO, 1949-2024

Part II: Key enduring themes, 1949-2024

Part III: Military operations, 1995-2024

Part IV: National perspectives, 1949-2024

Part V: Regional perspectives, 1949-2024

Part VI: Future prospects

Conclusion

References

Part I: A History of NATO, 1949-2024

Chapter 1: The Origins of NATO

Introduction

Wartime Planning for European Security Post-Hostilities

The Emerging Cold War

Bilateral or Multilateral Approaches to Western European Security?

The Dunkirk Treaty and an Initial Bilateral Approach

A Multilateral Approach and the Launching of the Western Union

The Brussels Pact

The Pentagon Talks

US Domestic Difficulties

The Vandenberg Resolution

The Washington Exploratory Talks

The Committee of Ambassadors and Continuing US Domestic Difficulties

Chapter 2: NATO, 1949-1967

Putting the 'O' in NATO

The Evolution of NATO's Strategy from 'Massive Retaliation' to 'Flexible Response'

Threats to Allied Cohesion

Conclusions

Chapter 3: NATO, 1968-1989

On Policy and Strategy

1968-1979: The Dark Decade

Out of the Darkness: 1980-1989

Chapter 4: NATO, 1990-2013

The 1990-1991 Gulf Crisis: Deterrence and Defence in a New Era.

NATO and the Balkans: The Catalyst for 'Out of Area' Operations

The Response to 9/11: 'Out of Area' Becomes 'Out of Europe'

NATO in Afghanistan: Command of ISAF

NATO and Libya

Beyond Crisis Management: Further Expansion of Operations and Missions

Internal Adaptation: Partnerships

Internal Adaptation: Enlargement

Chapter 5: NATO, 2014-2024

Timing Is Everything

NATO Strengthens Its Defence Posture

Political Standstill

Out of the Mud: NATO 2030

Seventy-Five and Still Going Strong?

Part II: Key Enduring Themes, 1949-2024

Chapter 6: NATO's Military Transformations, 1949-2024

NATO's First Military Transformation: Anticipating Flexible Response

Forward Defence

Allied Protection of West Berlin

Baltic Approaches

Allied Mobile Force

Integrated Air Defence

Dual-Capable Tactical Forces

NATO's Second Military Transformation: Delivering Flexible Response

Operational Renaissance

Readiness, Reinforcement and Rationalisation

Trouble on the Southern Flank

NATO's Third Military Transformation: Going 'Out-of-Area or Out-of-Business'

Pivoting Away from the Central Front: The Influence of 'Out-of-Area' Operations

Reforming the NATO Command and Force Structures for the Post-Cold War Era

NATO's Fourth Military Transformation: 'Moving Quickly to Wherever Needed'

Deepening Engagement in Afghanistan

The NATO Response Force

The Apex of the Expeditionary Era

NATO's Fifth Military Transformation: 'From a Deployed NATO to a Prepared NATO'

Reflections on the Link between Strategy, Unity, Transformation and Strength

Chapter 7: A Nuclear Alliance

The Birth of the Nuclear Alliance (1949-1967)

The Consolidation of the Nuclear Alliance (1968-1989).

The Atrophy of the Nuclear Alliance (1990-2013)

The Resurgence of the Nuclear Alliance (2014-2024)

Chapter 8: NATO, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Searching for a Balance: NATO, Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control During the Cold War

The Post-Cold War Era

The Crucial Period 1989-1992 and the Restructuring of NATO's Strategy

The Transformation of the Alliance in the Post-Cold War Era

Chapter 9: Transatlantic Burden Sharing

Common Ground and Tension Points: How Allies Share the Burden

Numbers or Norms: How Allies Interpret Burden Sharing

Same but Different: How NATO Burden Sharing is Measured

Cold War

New Tasks

Enlargement

Declining Budgets

Numbers, Norms, and Narratives: From Burden to Investment

Burden Sharing Ahead

Cash

Capabilities

Contributions

Chapter 10: Russian Security and Defence Policy from Stalin to Putin

The Roots of Russia's Power Politics

From Post-War to Cold War to Post-Cold War

Main Elements of the Evolving Russian Military Capabilities and Strategy

Russia and NATO in the Emerging World Disorder

Part III: Military Operations, 1995-2024

Chapter 11: NATO Air Power and the End of Bosnia's Civil War

UN Peacekeeping in Bosnia, 1992-1995

Humanitarian Relief, Containment and Peace-Making

The Safe Areas Regime and the Question of NATO Air Power

Bosnia 1995: From Peacekeeping to Warfighting

From the Carter Ceasefire to the London Conference, January-July 1995

Preparing the Ground for Warfighting, May-August 1995

Preparing for a Disproportionate Response and Escalation

Operation Deliberate Force.

NATO, Peacekeeping, and Crisis Management Operations: The 'Lessons' from Bosnia

Chapter 12: NATO and Kosovo: Operation Allied Force, 1999

Prelude to Combat

The Air War's Slow Start

NATO Finally Escalates

The Air War's Endgame

The Determining Role of NATO Air Power

Interoperability Problems and Lapses in Strategy

Chapter 13: NATO Maritime Operations in the Mediterranean

The Cold War: Deterrence and Defence

Crisis Response: The Balkan Wars

The Era of Maritime Security Operations

Maritime Security Defined: The Alliance Maritime Strategy

Maritime Security and Crisis Response: Operation Unified Protector

Aegean Monitoring

Maturing the Maritime Security Concept: Operation Sea Guardian

The Return to Deterrence and Defence

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 14: NATO in Afghanistan, 2003-2021

NATO in Afghanistan: A Brief History

European Phase I: Origins

European Phase II: Realities and Initiatives

American Phase I: COIN, Surge, and Inteqal

American Phase II: RSM and an Inglorious End

How Afghanistan Shaped the Alliance

Chapter 15: NATO and Libya: Operation Unified Protector, 2011

Some Victories

Winning the War, but Losing the Peace

Part IV: National Perspectives, 1949-2024

Chapter 16: NATO and the United States

In the Beginning

Presidential Leadership

The Critical Role of Congress and Collective Defence

NATO Article 5 and Extended Deterrence

Persistent Burden-Sharing Issue

US Leadership and European Defence Efforts

Failures of US Leadership

Successes of US Leadership

Future US Leadership and the Alliance

Conclusion.

Notes

Chapter 17: NATO and the United Kingdom

NATO's Formation

The Cold War

The End of the Cold War

The UK and NATO's Era of Intervention

The UK and NATO's Return to Collective Defence

Chapter 18: NATO and France

France and NATO during the Cold War: From a Founding Ally to the French Exception

The Alliance Before the Alliance: France and the Origins of NATO

The Early Years of NATO: A Central and Distracted Host Nation

General de Gaulle and the Atlantic Alliance: A Defining Moment

How to Be an Ally without Being Part of the Military Structure

France and NATO in the Post-Cold War Era: Military Reintegration and Political Dissent

France's Active Participation in NATO's Post-Cold War Crisis Management Operations

The Long Journey Back to Military Reintegration

The Enduring French Nuclear Exception

France and NATO into the 21st Century

A Robust and Committed Ally

A Recurring NATO Critic: Outstanding Debates Between Paris and Evere

Conclusion: A Strategic Shift?

Chapter 19: NATO and Germany

Germany in NATO during the Cold War

Germany as a Driver of Transformation in Europe

Germany's Limited Engagement

Zeitenwende, or the Phoenix Emerging from the Ashes

Chapter 20: NATO and Türkiye

Türkiye's Bid to Join NATO

The Cyprus Question: The Johnson letter of 1964 and the Turkish Intervention of 1974

General Rogers' Plan for Reintegrating Greece into NATO's Military Structure

Türkiye's Stand vis-à-vis the Gulf War in 1990-1991 and the Iraq War in 2003

Coup Attempt in 2016

Purchase of S-400 Systems

The US Alliance with PYD/YPG

References.

Part V: Regional Perspectives, 1949-2024.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781040026229

1040026222

9781003364108

1003364101

9781040026267

1040026265

OCLC:

1416962684