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Author:   James Sperling (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Akron) ,  Mark Webber (Professor of International Politics, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 15.80cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.852kg
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9780198851196

ISBN 10:   0198851197
Pages:   1008
Publication Date:   20 February 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Context 1: James Sperling and Mark Webber: Understanding NATO 2: Trine Flockhart: Global Order 3: Stephanie C. Hofmann and Michael John Williams: Domestic Politics Part II. Questions 4: Michael Clarke: What is NATO for (Redux)? 5: Andrew T. Wolff: Who is NATO for? 6: Stanley R. Sloan: Whither NATO? A History of NATO's Futures Part III. Perspectives 7: Seth A. Johnston: Realisms 8: Sebastian Harnisch and Florian Böller: Liberalisms 9: Alexandra Gheciu: Security Community: Identity, Practices, and Trust 10: Katharine A. M. Wright: Gender 11: Rita Floyd: Securitization, Desecuritization, and Just Securitization 12: Maria Mälksoo: Risk, Resilience, and Resistance 13: Gabi Schlag: Visual Discourses of Identity Making 14: Jordan Becker: Strategic Culture Part IV. Strategy, Policy, and Command 15: R. James Orr: The North Atlantic Treaty 16: Lawrence Freedman and Jeffrey H. Michaels: Strategy 17: John R. Deni: Doctrine 18: Sebastian Mayer: The International Staff 19: Paal Sigurd Hilde: Military and Command Structures 20: Maryann Foster: Defence Planning and Force Generation 21: Ian Davis: Representation and Decision-making 22: Ryan C. Hendrickson: The Secretary General Part V. Deterrence, Defence, and Security 23: David S. Yost: Nuclear Deterrence 24: Stephan Frühling: Ballistic Missile Defence 25: Jens Ringsmose: Conventional Force Posture 26: Julian Lindley-French: Cybrid Warfare 27: Jamie Shea: Non-Traditional Security Threats 28: Cornelia Baciu: COVID-19, Crisis Management, and Civil Emergency Response 29: James Sperling: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies 30: Benjamin Zyla: Burden-sharing Part VI. Operations 31: Jonathan Marcus: Bosnia 32: Martin A. Smith: Kosovo 33: Kjell Engelbrekt and Braxton Palmer: Libya 34: Sten Rynning: Afghanistan 35: Brooke A. Smith-Windsor: Maritime Operations 36: Thierry Tardy: Counter-terrorism and Projecting Stability 37: Linde Desmaele and Luis Simón: Forward Deployment and Reassurance Part VII. Key Allies 38: James Goldgeier: The United States 39: Andrew M. Dorman and Matthew Uttley: The United Kingdom 40: Olivier Schmitt: France 41: Tom Dyson: Germany 42: Luca Ratti: Italy 43: Wojciech Lorenz: Poland 44: Tarik Oguzlu: Turkey Part VIII. Key Relationships 45: Magnus Petersson: Partnerships 46: Richard G. Whitman: The European Union 47: Andrew Cottey: The European Neutrals 48: Tracey German: Georgia and Ukraine 49: Alessandro Marrone: The Mediterranean Dialogue 50: Eleonora Ardemagni: The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative 51: Ben Schreer: Australia 52: Roland Dannreuther: Russia 53: Andrew Cottey and Mark Webber: China Part IX. Conclusion 54: Alexander Moens and Alexandra Richards: NATO's Redoubled Relevance

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James Sperling is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Akron, having previously taught at Davidson College and at the James Madison College, Michigan State University. He was named Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute and Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Bologna. Mark Webber is Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham. He was Head of the School of Government at Birmingham from 2011 to 2019 and Chair/Honorary President of the British International Studies Association (BISA) from 2019 to 2023. He is a non-resident fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome.

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