TY - BOOK ID - 5411286 TI - Understanding NATO in the 21st century : alliance strategies, security and global governance AU - Herd, Graeme P. AU - Kriendler, John PY - 2013 SN - 9780415436335 9780203076002 0415436338 9781135123246 9781135123192 9781135123239 9781138831889 0203076001 PB - New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Security, International. KW - World politics KW - Sécurité internationale KW - Politique mondiale KW - North Atlantic Treaty Organization KW - History. KW - Foreign relations. KW - Military policy. KW - Security, International KW - History KW - Foreign relations KW - Military policy KW - World politicsNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization KW - North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationHistory KW - Sécurité internationale KW - World politics - 21st century KW - Polemology KW - NATO KW - anno 2000-2009 KW - anno 2010-2019 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5411286 AB - Understanding NATO in the 21st Century enhances existing strategic debates and clarifies thinking as to the direction and scope of NATO's potential evolution in the 21st century. The book seeks to identify the possible contours and trade-offs embedded within a potential third "Transatlantic Bargain" in the context of a U.S. strategic pivot in a "Pacific Century". To that end, it explores the internal adaptation of the Alliance, evaluates the assimilation of NATO's erstwhile adversaries, and provides a focus on NATO's operational future and insights into the new threats NATO faces and its responses. Each contribution follows a similar broad tripartite structure: an examination of the historical context in which the given issue or topic has evolved; an identification and characterization of key contemporary policy debates and drivers that shape current thinking; and, on that basis, a presentation of possible future strategic pathways or scenarios relating to the topic area. This book will appeal to students of NATO, international security and international relations in general. ER -