North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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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.

Research conducted by: RAND Europe; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE

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NATO's Shrinking Resources

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.

Journal Articles (13)

What Are You Prepared to Do? NATO and the Strategic Mismatch Between Ends, Ways, and Means in Afghanistan — and in the Future — May 1, 2011

This article examines ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) operations in Afghanistan as a way to get at the strategic disconnects in ends, ways, and means that the author believes are endemic to large-scale protracted stability and COIN (counterinsurgency) operations against adversaries who do not pose palpable existential threats to the members of an alliance.

The United States and the evolution of ESDP — Jan 1, 2009

Examines the U.S. attitude toward the European Security and Defense Policy.

The Impact of NATO Membership in the Czech Republic: Changing Czech Views of Security, Military & Defence — Jan 1, 2002

NATO enlargement after the first round — Jan 1, 1999

The Czech Republic: A Small Contributor or a Free Rider? — Jan 1, 1999

The authors analyze the strengths and liabilities that accompany the 1999 addition of a former Soviet satellite nation, the Czech Republic to the ranks of the 16-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This controversial enlargement of NATO formalizes the new geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe and forces the U.S. military to confront the prospect of defending these former enemies against armed attack.

NATO Enlargement and the Future of U.S.-European Security Relations — Jan 1, 1999

NATO's Mediterranean initiative : challenges and opportunities — Jan 1, 1997

NATO and the have-nots : reassurance after enlargement — Jan 1, 1997

What will NATO enlargement cost? — Jan 1, 1997

NATO enlargement and the Baltic States — Jan 1, 1996

Can NATO survive? — Jan 1, 1996

NATO expansion : the next steps — Jan 1, 1995

Building a new NATO — Jan 1, 1994

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