Discover the critical insights in 'What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix it.' This transformative book, penned by Mark Webber, James Sperling, and Martin Smith, unpacks the challenges facing NATO, the most successful military alliance in history. Navigating unresolved tensions and divergent national interests, the authors analyze pivotal post-Cold War developments threatening NATO's survival. Topics covered include NATO's overextended geostrategic reach, struggles with defense spending benchmarks, US and European wariness, and the discord within the alliance regarding Russia’s role in European security. With an in-depth approach, this book offers a range of strategic policy options aimed at reinvigorating NATO's credibility and effectiveness. Learn how NATO must adapt to future challenges, such as Brexit and the emerging competition with China, to ensure its continued relevance in global security. This essential read is perfect for academics, policymakers, and anyone invested in international relations and defense studies. Confront the realities of alliance dynamics and arm yourself with knowledge on how to navigate the complexities of modern geopolitics. Order now to delve into these pivotal discussions and unpack the future of transatlantic cooperation.

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**Condition:** BRAND NEW
**ISBN:** 9780745682624
**Year:** 2021
**Publisher:** John Wiley & Sons (UK)
**Pages:** 320

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745682624
Year: 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 320


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NATO, the most successful alliance in history, is beset by unresolved tensions and divergent interests that are undermining its cohesion, credibility and capability.


In this new book, Mark Webber, James Sperling and Martin Smith explore four key post-Cold War developments that threaten NATO's survival: an overextended geostrategic reach and an unwieldly security policy portfolio; a failure to address capability short-falls and meet defence spending benchmarks; US weariness and European wariness that call NATO into question; and intra-alliance discord over Russia™s place in the European security order and how to deal with Moscow™s destabilization of Georgia and Ukraine. The authors propose in response a range of policy options that could reinvigorate NATO, but conclude with a note of caution. Alliances come and go and most are cast into the dustbin of history. If NATO is to avoid this fate, it must not only address the major problems that trouble it, but also get to grips with future challenges to alliance cohesion and credibility, from Brexit to the emerging contest with China.