Recasting NATO's strategic concept : : possible directions for the United States /

Recasting NATO's strategic concept : : possible directions for the United States / / Christopher S. Chivvis.

The revision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's strategic concept offers an excellent opportunity to build an alliance capable of addressing the shared problems that its member states face. To spur debate over concrete problems, this paper examines five possible future directions for t...

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United States. Air Force.
Chivvis, Christopher.
TeilnehmendeR:
United States. Air Force.
Project Air Force (U.S.)
Rand Corporation.
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Occasional paper Recasting NATO's strategic concept
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 36 pages)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; Why Rewrite the Strategic Concept?; Balancing Strategic Flexibility and Coherence; Outline of This Paper; CHAPTER TWO - Direction 1: Refocus on Europe; Strategic Rationale; Basic Military Implications; Main Challenges; Assessment; CHAPTER THREE - Direction 2: A New Focus on the Greater Middle East; Strategic Rationale; Basic Military Implications; Main Challenges; Assessment; CHAPTER FOUR - Direction 3: A Focus on Fragile States; Strategic Rationale; Basic Military Implications
  • Main ChallengesAssessment; CHAPTER FIVE - Direction 4: A Focus on Nonstate Threats; Strategic Rationale; Basic Military Implications; Main Challenges; Assessment; CHAPTER SIX - Direction 5: A Global Alliance of Liberal Democracies; Strategic Rationale; Basic Military Implica; Main Challenges; Assessment; CHAPTER SEVEN - Conclusions; Refocus on Europe, Focus on Nonstate Threats, and Focus on Fragile States; Refocus on Europe and Focus on Nonstate Threats; Refocus on Europe and Focus on the Greater Middle East
  • Refocus on Europe, Focus on the Greater Middle East, Focus on Fragile States, and Focus on Nonstate ThreatsMoving Forward; APPENDIX Summary Tables; Bibliography

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