Globalization of NATO

Name: Globalization of NATO
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Globalization of NATOIntervention, Security and Identity\nAuthor(s): Veronica M. Kitchen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138831896, 978-1138831896\nSynopsis\nThis book examines NATOs transition from a Cold War mutual defence organization into a global alliance, and puts the recent crisis over the Afghanistan mission in the context of long-standing debates over out-of-area interventions.\n\nOriginally, NATO bound the western allies together for the purposes of mutual defence as defined by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which declared that an attack on the territory of one ally was to be considered an attack on them all. However, Article 4 of the Treaty invites the allies to consult with each other on a less formal basis whenever their 'territorial integrity, political independence, or security' was threatened, without the automatic commitment to a shared response. During the Cold War, the allies con.