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NATO and Article 5: The Transatlantic Alliance and the Twenty-First-Century Challenges of Collective Defense
(2017)
Abstract
For much of the last 25 years, NATO has focused on crisis management in places such as Kosovo and Afghanistan, resulting in major changes to alliance strategy, resourcing, force structure, and training. Re-embracing collective defense —which lies at the heart of the Treaty of Washington’s Article 5 commitment— is no easy feat, and not something NATO can do through rhetoric and official pronouncements. Nonetheless, this shift is vitally necessary if the alliance is to remain the bulwark of Western defense and security. Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and its invasion of Ukraine have fundamentally upended the security environment in Europe, thrusting NATO into the spotlight as the primary collective defense tool most European states rely upon to ensure their security.
Keywords
- NATO,
- Kosovo,
- Treaty of Washington's Article 5,
- Afghanistan
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN
978-1538107027
Citation Information
John R Deni. NATO and Article 5: The Transatlantic Alliance and the Twenty-First-Century Challenges of Collective Defense. Lanham, Maryland(2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-deni/2/