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OverviewThis book provides an overview of what has happened to NATO from the closing stages of the Cold War to the new era of international terrorism. However, it is more than that. It also argues that NATO has travelled a course that contradicts the prevailing image of an organization in decline and crisis. NATO must be crafted by its members to fit the security environment in which it operates. Rynning argues that the allies did this poorly in the mid-90s but have succeeded better in the past few years. NATO has persisted into this new era because it has overcome a crisis of identity in the 90s and is on track to establish a viable model for flexible transatlantic security cooperation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: S. RynningPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2005 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9781403970657ISBN 10: 1403970653 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 13 December 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAlliances and Change The Ambiguous Alliance, 1989-1997 The Demise of Collective Security, 1997-2001 Toward a Coalition Framework, 2001-2005 ConclusionReviewsRynning's study of the Western Alliance is careful, current and compelling.<br>Wars in Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, and the experiences of<br>NATO and its members in either participating or staying out, have had<br>profound effects on the alliance. Contradicting others' analyses, Rynning<br>argues that the lessons learned from the wars of our time have strengthened<br>rather than weakened NATO. Over the last decade and a half the Western<br>Alliance has been radically transformed in size, in fighting doctrine, in<br>capability and in political dynamics, all of which point to resilience in<br>the decades ahead. <br>--Donald J. Puchala, University of South Carolina<br> At a time when the 'NATO is dead' school seems once again in the ascendant, Sten Rynning reassesses both the underlying purpose and the power dynamics of 'the world's most successful alliance.' Arguing from a rigorous realist perspective, Rynning rejects the generalized pessimism of his theoretical mentors and presents a robust analysis of the objective and subjective reasons for continuing to believe that the Alliance has a strong future ahead of it. This is compulsory reading for all those concerned with the present state and future prospects of the 'Atlantic community.' <br>--Jolyon Howorth, Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, University of Bath and Visiting Professor of Political Science, Yale University<br> The strength of the book, in my view, is to offer both a solidly documented account and a stimulating interpretative framework of the Atlantic Alliance's post-Cold War transformation. Moreover, in spite of recent crises, Sten Rynning makes a strong case for the continued relevance of NATO, provided member states acknowledge what should become its primary raison d'etre in the future, i.e. to serve as a trans-Atlantic framework for building and operating coalitions. <br>--Frederic Bozo, Professor, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III) and Senior Associate, Ifri, Paris <p> <br> Rynning's study of the Western Alliance is careful, current and compelling.<br>Wars in Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, and the experiences of<br>NATO and its members in either participating or staying out, have had<br>profound effects on the alliance. Contradicting others' analyses, Rynning<br>argues that the lessons learned from the wars of our time have strengthened<br>rather than weakened NATO. Over the last decade and a half the Western<br>Alliance has been radically transformed in size, in fighting doctrine, in<br>capability and in political dynamics, all of which point to resilience in<br>the decades ahead. <br>--Donald J. Puchala, University of South Carolina <br> At a time when the 'NATO is dead' school seems once again in the ascendant, Sten Rynning reassesses both the underlying purpose and the power dynamics of 'the world's most successful alliance.' Arguing from a rigorous realist perspective, Rynning rejects the generalized pessimism of his theoretical mento Author InformationSTEN RYNNING is Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark. He is a former Fulbright and NATO Research Fellow. He is the author of Changing Military Doctrine: Presidents and Military Power in Fifth Republic France, 1958-2000 (2002), editor of the Journal of Transatlantic Studies' special issue on NATO (Spring 2005) and co-editor of Missile Defense: US Security Policy and Regional Dynamics (2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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