As a military alliance with roots in the Cold War, NATO's strategy and purpose have had to shift since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. RAND has assisted U.S. and European defense establishments by recommending expansion strategies; analyzing activities in the Balkans and Afghanistan, areas outside NATO's traditional focus; and advising decisionmakers on issues critical to NATO's mission and the interests of its member nations.
At a time when the European Union faces mounting economic and political challenges, maintaining a strong, vibrant Atlantic alliance is more important than ever, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Peter A. Wilson.
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A study of issues determining the U.S. attitude toward the future shape and function of NATO. The proposals of leading advocates of structural revision in NATO are compared. The author concludes that, for the present, reorganization of NATO would be...
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An analysis of Britain's reconsideration of her defense policies and relation to NATO in light of the cancellation of Skybolt, the Nassau Conference, and the collapse of Common Market negotiations.
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A discussion of Britain's relations with NATO, in the light of such recent events as the Nassau Conference and the exclusion of Britain from the Common Market. The author covers the military problems confronted by NATO in adjusting to the many chang...
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A report of the author's activities as a consultant in operations research, NATO Advisory Panel on Operations Research, and as a visiting professor at the University of Rome. While most of his mission was spent in Italy, the author also traveled and ...
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An examination of several features needed by jointly financed spare parts inventories operated for weapon systems common to NATO countries. The study attempts to show the important problems that such an undertaking would face and suggests solutions t...
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A discussion of the argument within NATO for supplementing strategic air forces with strong tactical forces for total war. The disadvantages are that tactical forces do not contribute greatly toward deterring or fighting total war, their cost imposes...
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Political Scientist
Ph.D., Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
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Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
B.S. in international affairs, Georgetown School of Foreign Service
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Research Fellow
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Paris School of Economics; M.Sc. in business, HEC Paris
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Distinguished Chair in European Security
Ph.D. in political science, Columbia University; M.I.A. in international affairs, Columbia University; B.A., Amherst College
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Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in international relations, University of Kent at Canterbury, England; M.A. in European integration, University of Limerick, Ireland; B.A. in political science and history, Frostburg State University
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Senior Political Scientist
M.A. in international relations, Claremont Graduate School; B.A. in history and philosophy, Villanova University
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President Emeritus
Ph.D. and M.S. in physics, Purdue University; B.S. in physics, University of New Hampshire
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