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This superb introduction to NATO is written for the national security novice, yet is full of insights for the more seasoned hand interested in how and why NATO reached its current state.

Table of Contents

Preface Acronyms Chapter 1 What Is NATO? Chapter 2 The Founding of NATO Chapter 3 How Does NATO Work? Chapter 4 The First Two Strategic Concepts: Atomic War Chapter 5 The Third and Fourth Strategic Concepts: Coping with a Changing World Chapter 6 The Post–Cold War World and 9/11: Questions of the Past and of the Future Chapter 7 NATO's Next Strategic Concept Chapter 8 Where and Who Is NATO? Afterword Appendix I: Timelines Appendix II: Tips for Further Exploration Bibliography Index

About the Author

Brian J. Collins is an Air Force officer currently on the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University.