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This book examines the burden sharing behavior of new NATO members. It makes the argument that new NATO members are burden sharing at a greater rate than older NATO members. It also suggests that NATO's expansion did not lead to greater free-riding behavior in NATO, contrary to the predictions of the collective action literature. This analysis reveals that new NATO members have demonstrated the willingness to contribute to NATO missions, but are often constrained by their limited capabilities. This argument is supported using case studies, interviews with key NATO officials, and quantitative analysis of NATO defense expenditures and troop contributions.
Written for foreign policy practitioners, scholars, and students, this book offers critical insights into the modern landscape of international politics and warfare and explains how the United States can sustain its strategic advantages in the 21st century and beyond. From the level of grand strategy to more intricate security issues, this book explores how the United States can sustain its strategic military and political advantages around the world. Developing and implementing effective national policies; fostering strong diplomatic and geopolitical ties with allies in Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East; and managing an effective defense enterprise are key, according to the auth...
Analyzes NATO defense expenditures over the past decade and troop contributions of new members during three NATO missions: Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan, specifically focusing on the 1999 wave of new members (the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland). Concludes that these members are fulfilling their commitments to NATO and NATO missions and even suggests that these members have been willing to take on additional responsibility and burdens. Older allies should be encouraged to increase their own contributions to the alliance where feasible.
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Analyzes NATO defense expenditures over the past decade and troop contributions of new members during three NATO missions: Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan, specifically focusing on the 1999 wave of new members (the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland). Concludes that these members are fulfilling their commitments to NATO and NATO missions and even suggests that these members have been willing to take on additional responsibility and burdens. Older allies should be encouraged to increase their own contributions to the alliance where feasible.
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The Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations not only fills this important lacuna, but offers an up-to-date comparative analysis which identifies three essential components in civil-military relations: (1) democratic civilian control; (2) operational effectiveness; and (3) the efficiency of the security institutions. This Handbook will be essential reading for students and practitioners in the fields of civil-military relations.
In reading the headlines recently, one would assume that all of our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies are shirking their commitments to the alliance and relying on the United States to do the heavy lifting in places like Afghanistan. But the reality is more nuanced. The contributions of NATO members vary greatly from country to country, and not all NATO allies can be characterized as free riders. While burden-sharing debates have been an enduring feature of NATO since its founding in 1949, they have become more heated in recent years as the U.S. military finds itself over-stretched in Afghanistan and Iraq and facing tough budgetary decisions due to the recent economic crisis. ...