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This accessible book provides a full interpretive history of the transatlantic alliance, which has been at the heart of U.S. and European foreign and security policies.
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Sloan (president, Vienna International Consultants-Vermont) analyzes the past and future realities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He explores NATO's founding as a bargain between the United States and Europe for military and economic aid in exchange for an orientation against the Soviet Union and discusses the various adjustments in the bargain over the past 50 years. He argues that NATO is based on a constellation of shared values and advocates for expanding its reach and membership. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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