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The Future of Extended Deterrence: The United States, NATO, and Beyond
Stefanie Hlatky
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Description for The Future of Extended Deterrence: The United States, NATO, and Beyond
Paperback. Examining issues like alliance commitments, nuclear weapons policy, nonproliferation, and missile defense, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of extended deterrence through the prism of NATO but with implications far beyond. Editor(s): von Hlatky, Stefanie; Wenger, Andreas. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Are NATO's mutual security commitments strong enough today to deter all adversaries? Is the nuclear umbrella as credible as it was during the Cold War? Backed by the full range of US and allied military capabilities, NATO's mutual defense treaty has been enormously successful, but today's commitments are strained by military budget cuts and antinuclear sentiment. The United States has also shifted its focus away from European security during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and more recently with the Asia rebalance. Will a resurgent Russia change this? The Future of Extended Deterrence brings together experts and scholars from the ... Read more
Are NATO's mutual security commitments strong enough today to deter all adversaries? Is the nuclear umbrella as credible as it was during the Cold War? Backed by the full range of US and allied military capabilities, NATO's mutual defense treaty has been enormously successful, but today's commitments are strained by military budget cuts and antinuclear sentiment. The United States has also shifted its focus away from European security during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and more recently with the Asia rebalance. Will a resurgent Russia change this? The Future of Extended Deterrence brings together experts and scholars from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626162655
SKU
V9781626162655
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About Stefanie Hlatky
Stefanie von Hlatky is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Studies and director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University. She is the author of American Allies in Times of War: The Great Asymmetry. Andreas Wenger is professor of International and Swiss Security Policy and director of the Center for Security Studies ... Read more
Reviews for The Future of Extended Deterrence: The United States, NATO, and Beyond
For readers who have a greater familiarity with the subject, the book provides a useful reminder of some of the issues involved. For those less familiar with it, The Future of Extended Deterrence is one of a number of primers on the topic that could be recommended. Whichever camp readers fit into, the volume needs to be read sooner rather ... Read more