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NATO: Adaptation and Relevance for the 21st Century
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- Issue Date
- 2013-12
- Citation
- Journal of International and Area Studies, Vol.20 No.2, pp. 67-82
- Keywords
- NATO ; Alliance ; Adaptation ; UN ; Intervention
- Abstract
- NATOs demise has been much heralded, dismissed by many as a remnant of the Cold War era, with no role in todays complex security environment. Institutionally, the Alliance has endured beyond
expected norms, evolving to remain relevant. This paper examines thematically how the Alliance has
developed, through the prisms of its institutions, capabilities and political will. Analysing the areas of
international relations and institutional theory, it establishes that NATO remains relevant. Whilst the
Alliance is more flexible than it is perceived, enlargement has brought a divergence of views amongst
members, which has led to particular tensions in burden-sharing and willingness to face risk, as
highlighted in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Whilst this dissonance continues, there is little prospect of
NATO challenging the UN in terms of legitimate intervention. The process of change must continue.
- ISSN
- 1226-8550
- Language
- English
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