Nato's Functions after the Cold War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7966037 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Duffield (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 763-787 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2152531 |
| OpenAlex | W2322935641 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
When the cold war ended in Europe, many observers expected that NATO's demise would soon follow. Even if the alliance did not disappear altogether, it would become an empty shell, no longer performing any useful functions. In its place would emerge either a largely institution-free anarchy characterized by much looser, shifting alliances and a significantly greater risk of conflict1 or possibly other European security institutions that were better suited to the needs of the post-cold war environment. Contrary to such expectations, however, NATO has not become moribund. Indeed, it remains the leading security organization in Europe, even as the initial flurry of post-cold war institution building winds down. As a result, few analysts now expect the alliance to wither away soon. This article seeks to clarify the reasons for NATO's continued vitality. It argues that initial analyses of the alliance's future omitted several crucial considerations: the persistence of external threats sufficient to help justify NATO's preservation, its potential for acquiring
Cold war · Economic history · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · History · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
Nato’s evolution and European security dynamics
Nato’s Internal Deepening, Endurance, and Expansion
L’(in)sécurisation par les technologies militaires et la mise en sens de la violence
Willing and Able? Spanish Statecraft as Brokerage
The Market for Force
A Tale of Two Realisms
The Evolution of International Security Studies
The risks of Nato’s maladaptation
Intimate enemies
Perverse Institutionalism
Nato's International Security Role in the Terrorist Era
Transatlantic Relations after the Cold War
The persistence of the US-led alliances in the Asia-Pacific
L'Europe de la défense et la transformation des identités militaires
Nato enlargement and the failure of the cooperative security mindset
Evaluating Nato enlargement
Sharing the Burden and Dodging the Blame
General interests’ as a rationale for the US–Republic of Korea alliance between 1998 and 2008
From the outside in, from the inside out
Ties that blind
The road towards a common foreign and security policy
Bourdieu, International Relations, and European security
Nato's Open Door Policy and the Next Round of Enlargement
TheMiscalculation of Nato’s Death
Transaction Cost Estimation and International Regimes
Consolidating the European pillar
The triumph of transatlanticism
Segurança e uso da força no contexto da Otan pós-Guerra Fria
Atuação da Otan no pós-Guerra Fria
Why alliances endure or collapse
Nato's persistence after the cold war
Institutional Assets and Adaptability
The Emperor Has No Clothes
The Enduring Culture of Restraint in Modern Germany
Quasi alliance explanation for the fluctuating ROK-Japan relationship
Who commits the most to Nato? It depends on how we measure commitment
| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |