The Future Of European Alliance Systems

NATO And The Warsaw Pact

Arlene Idol Broadhurst

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781000301649
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Recent events in Afghanistan and Poland, as well as the Twenty-Sixth Party Congress, have raised questions about the future direction of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Similarly, pressing issues such as the placement of long-range theater nuclear forces, burden sharing, and threats to the security of Europe from peripheral areas (for instance, the Middle East) call attention to the urgent need for a re-examination of priorities and strategies within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This book addresses these military considerations, as well as the political and social dimensions of European security. The distinguished authors discuss four major subjects--European security perspectives, NATO, the warsaw Pact, and resource allocations for defense--within the framework of comparative alliance approaches. Their detailed descriptions of current problems, diversities, and discussions within the two alliance systems offer insight into the differing ideas of what constitutes security.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• PART ONE EUROPEAN SECURITY PERSPECTIVES
• PART TWO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION
• PART THREE THE WARSAW TREATY ORGANISATION
• PART FOUR ECONOMICS AND DEFENCE
• List of Contributors
• Index