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1 online resource (303 pages) |
| Series |
Modern Security Studies |
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Modern security studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Theoretical framework; 1 Realism and democratisation; 1.1 Theorising NATO's democracy support; 1.2 Democracy support as a foreign policy strategy; 2 Neoclassical realism: stringency and richness; 2.1 Power dynamics and geopolitical lessons; 2.2 Operationalisation of the model; Part II Eastern Europe; 3 NATO beside a resurgent Russia; 3.1 From Bucharest to Warsaw; 3.2 Russia's regional hegemony; 4 The shadows of Europe's past; 4.1 United States: Europe whole and free |
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4.2 Germany: coming to terms with the past4.3 Poland: democratisation as a bulwark; 4.4 France: between U.S. and Russian hegemonies; 4.5 United Kingdom: between Atlanticism and conservatism; 5 Explaining NATO in Eastern Europe; 5.1 From great-power positions to alliance decisions; 5.2 Conclusion; Part III Western Balkans; 6 NATO in a patchwork of nationalisms; 6.1 NATO's democratic advance; 6.2 Shifting regional influences; 7 Great-power strategies of regional security integration; 7.1 United States: extending the NATO umbrella; 7.2 Germany: consolidating Europe's unification |
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7.3 France: stabilising the periphery of the EU7.4 United Kingdom: instinctive balancing; 7.5 Poland: asserting NATO's open door; 8 Explaining NATO in the Western Balkans; 8.1 From great-power positions to alliance decisions; 8.2 Conclusion; Part IV Afghanistan; 9 NATO adapting armed democratisation; 9.1 Light footprint, civilian surge, advisory and funding; 9.2 Austerity and adaptation; 10 Budgetary dispositions and geopolitical interpretations; 10.1 United States: contending lessons and book balancing; 10.2 United Kingdom: between defence transformation and deficit |
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10.3 Germany: between solidarity and restraint10.4 France: exchanging reintegration for influence; 10.5 Poland: buying an insurance premium; 11 Explaining NATO in Afghanistan; 11.1 From great-power positions to alliance decisions; 11.2 Conclusion; Part V Conclusions; 12 The avenue of democratic realism; 12.1 Revisiting theoretical assumptions; 12.2 Revisiting the IR concepts; 13 NATO in an illiberal world; 13.1 Shifting power balances; 13.2 Shoring up the transatlantic west; References; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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| SUBJECT |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization fast |
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Democratization.
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Democracy.
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World politics -- 1989-
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Security, International.
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Democracy
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Democratization
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Security, International
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World politics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429999673 |
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0429999674 |
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