NATO beyond 9/11. The transformation of the Atlantic Alliance

This volume brings together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to examine the significance of 9/11 for the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance over the last decade. Blending international relations, political science, IR theory and history, it asks whether 9/11 represents a major transformative event for an alliance that was still grappling with the implications of the end of the Cold War.

Examining topics such as the alliance's wars in Afghanistan, its military operation in Libya, global partnerships, new security challenges, burden-sharing and relations with the US, Russia and other key actors, it offers a insight into the alliance's evolution since 2001.

Contents:

Introduction. A New Paradigm for NATO? - Ellen Hallams, Luca Ratti and Benjamin Zyla

PART I: A New Paradigm for NATO?
1. NATO after 9/11: Theoretical Perspectives - Mark Webber
2. Reflections on 9/11: A View from NATO - Michael Rühle
3. A Sense of Return: NATO's Libyan Intervention in Perspective - Carl Cavanagh Hodge

PART II: The Transformation of NATO
4. 'Déjà vu all over again'? 11 September 2001 and NATO Military Transformation - Terry Terriff
5. 'Perennial Dilemmas': NATO's Post-9/11 Afghanistan 'Crisis' - Tim Bird
6. Just an Internal Exercise? NATO and the 'New' Security Challenges - Magnus Petersson
7. Fine Words, Few Answers: NATO's 'Not So New' New Strategic Concept - Steve Marsh and Alan P. Dobson
8. Pooling, Sharing and Specializing: NATO and International Defence Cooperation - Magnus Christiansson
9. A Model Intervention? Reflections on NATO's Libya 'Success' - Jeffrey H. Michaels

PART III: Old Issues, Expanding Partnerships, New Networks
10. Between Hope and Realism: The United States, NATO and a Transatlantic Bargain for the 21st Century - Ellen Hallams
11. NATO and the EU: A Bipolar Alliance for a Multipolar World - Sven Biscop
12. NATO–Russia Relations after 9/11: New Challenges, Old Issues - Luca Ratti
13. NATO's Global Partnerships: A Haphazard Strategy? - Trine Flockhart
14. NATO and Interorganizational Cooperation - Bastian Giegerich

PART IV: Conclusion - NATO'S Retrenchment?
Conclusion. 9/11: A Systemic or Paradigm Shift for NATO? - Ellen Hallams, Luca Ratti and Benjamin Zyla

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