from Cold War to Ukraine, a history of the world's most powerful alliance Rynning, Sten 1967- creator text bibliography ctu 2024 monographic eng

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xv, 345 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm A wide-ranging new history of NATO, from its origins to the present day - published for the alliance’s seventy-fifth anniversary. For seven decades, NATO’s stated aim has been the achievement of world peace - but playing great power politics always involves conflict. Russia’s war on Ukraine and on Europe’s security order puts the alliance under threat, but also demonstrates why transatlantic cooperation is so necessary. But how did NATO get to where it is today, and what does its future hold? In this incisive new account, Sten Rynning traces the full history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation from its origins to the present. Across its seventy-five years, NATO has navigated the twists and turns of Cold War diplomacy and nuclear deterrence, and has grown its membership. The alliance has become a guarantor of peace, but Rynning explores how its complex inner workings alongside Russian and Chinese opposition are now shaping its direction. At a time of strategic competition and geopolitical upheaval, Rynning offers us a clear-sighted account of the alliance’s intriguing history - and asks what its ambitions might be for the future. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Plates and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- INTRODUCTION Th e North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- PART I A Grand Ambition Is Born: America’s Alliance, 1939–65 -- 1 America’s Search for United Nations -- 2 Th e North Atlantic Treaty -- 3 Aspiration Lost? Th e Emergence of Cold War NATO -- PART II Retreat to Pragmatism: Nato Muddles Th rough, 1966–89 -- 4 Losing Its Luster NATO without Atlanticism -- 5 Conserving NATO Th e Dual-Track Decision -- 6 Prudence or Prophecy? NATO Confronts New Aspirations -- PART III Return of Great Ambition: How Nato Grew Big and Soft , 1989–2011 -- 7 NATO’s Search for New Atlanticism beyond the Cold War -- 8 NATO Grows Bigger and Soft er -- 9 Runaway Aspiration -- PART IV Retreat and Resurrection? Nato from Afghanistan to Ukraine, 2012–24 -- 10 NATO’s Nationalization -- 11 Comeback? Classical NATO for a New Era -- APPENDIX The North Atlantic Treaty Washington, DC, April 4, 1949 -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. Sten Rynning. Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index. North Atlantic Treaty Organization History Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) Historia World politics 20th century Política mundial Siglo XX World politics 21st century Política mundial Siglo XXI Security, International Seguridad internacional UA 646.3 R995n 2024 9780300270112 (hbk.) 0300270119 (hbk.) 2023952221 DLC 231216 20260414134241.0 23437445 eng