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The Limits of Alliance surveys the security policies of the states in North and Central Europe in the context of a declining North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the emerging European Security and Defense Policy. It analyzes U.S. policy toward the region and examines the continued viability of alignments inherited from the Cold War era. It concludes that although NATO will continue to exist in the coming decade, the hollowing-out of the alliance will be accompanied by a shift in transatlantic security relations toward bilateralism determined by regional security considerations.
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Michta (international studies, Rhodes College) analyzes the place of the Northern and Central European countries in the changing regional and international security relationships of the post-September 11th world. His primary concern is identifying where congruence of state interests foster greater political and military cooperation or where disparity of power, differences in threat assessments, or relationships with the US drive a wedge between countries of the region. He includes chapters on the general region, German-Polish relations, Scandinavian security policy, the Baltic states, and US policy in the region. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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