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- Title: NATO Reconsidered: Is the Atlantic Alliance Still in America's Interest?
- Author : Wesley B. Truitt
- Release Date : January 27, 2020
- Genre: Political Science,Books,Politics & Current Events,World Affairs,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 3135 KB
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Is NATO still in the best interest of the United States? This provocative work argues that the focus on NATO distracts the U.S. from the vital foreign policy challenges of the 21st century, most notably China's rise in power.
Since its beginning in 1949, NATO—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—has been at the center of United States foreign policy. The alliance was crucial during the decades of the Cold War, and the U.S. collaborated closely with NATO during crises in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya. But does the NATO alliance still serve the best interests of the United States?
The NATO of today—one that has expanded to 30 member countries—risks involving the U.S. in unwanted military activities of the future, actions that were not intended in the original Atlantic alliance. In addition, the real challenges for foreign policy of 21st century are not in Europe, but in the expanding economic powerhouses in Asia, especially China. NATO Reconsidered argues that the changes in world politics in recent decades requires that the more than 70-year-old alliance should no longer be the principal focus of U.S. foreign policy.
Makes an original and contrarian argument openly questioning U.S. participation in NATO in the 21st centuryTakes account of NATO's full history, putting today's international reality into contextAnalyzes surprising data on Germany's growing economic and political ties to Russia, questioning Germany's reliability as a NATO allyReflects the author's unique perspective on NATO stemming from experience in the State Department, in international business, and as a professor teaching world politics with a focus on EuropeOpenly eschews the globalists' "party line" and offers solid analysis and conclusions needed to ensure the U.S.' future security