Journal of Transatlantic Studies

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Sustaining NATO by consultation: hard choices for Europe

Sten Rynning

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 139-156

NATO allies have since the inception of the alliance sought to establish an Atlanticist habit of political consultation to prevent political go-it-alone drift on the part of key allies and help define NATO in regard to major strategic issues. Today, observers dispute the ability of Atlanticism to sustain the Alliance. This article reviews the history and current politics of Atlanticist consultations...

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NATO’S Southern Flank and the threat of disruption

Antonio Marquina

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 223-237

The article explains the NATO approach to the Mediterranean after the Cold War and the different initiatives launched since 1994, their lack of conceptual consistency and their limitations. It explains first the lack of a strategy for the Med once the NATO Southern Flank lost its raison d´etre. Later, the article explains the pretension to create a “genuine partnership” and how it was a failure given...

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NATO at 70: Is the USA still in it for the long haul?

James Goldgeier

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 255-267

The election of Donald Trump as president of the USA has raised questions about America’s commitment to the alliance given his ongoing criticisms of allies, particularly regarding their defense spending. On the other hand, support for the alliance remains strong throughout the bureaucracy, in Congress, and among the public. Two trends, however, cast doubt on the robustness of US support of NATO. One...

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What makes an ally? Sweden and Finland as NATO’s closest partners

Anna Wieslander

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 194-222

From 2013 onward, Sweden and Finland gradually distinguish themselves from all other NATO partners in order to meet the growing challenge how to defend the Baltics. In the analysis, the concept of ‘informal ally’, in contrast to ‘formal ally’, is introduced. A synthesized analytical framework is used to evaluate the process of ever closer partner cooperation and its shifting focus from cooperative...

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NATO nuclear adaptation since 2014: the return of deterrence and renewed Alliance discomfort

Jeffrey A. Larsen

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 174-193

For most of the post-Cold War era, modernization for NATO has meant a reduced role for nuclear weapons and an enhanced role for crisis management policy and politico-diplomatic partnership. This NATO approach advanced cohesion among allies, some of which were politically uncomfortable with if not borderline opposed to nuclear deterrence. Allied comfort is now under siege, however. Russian military...

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“Key to the defense of the free world”: the past, present and future relevance of NATO for US allies in the Asia–Pacific

Stephan Frühling

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 238-254

Between 2004 and 2014, NATO developed a range of global partnerships as it redefined its role in the post-9/11 world, leading some to suggest it become a global alliance. NATO’s relevance for its Asia Pacific partners in fact long pre-dates this period, as NATO is a locus of global strategic–political exchange; the world’s closest and most institutionalized political–military alliance; a focus of...

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Introduction: The Atlantic Alliance at 70—insight and evaluation

John R. Deni, Sten Rynning

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 135-138

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Staying alive by overeating? The enduring NATO alliance at 70

John R. Deni

Journal of Transatlantic Studies > 2019 > 17 > 2 > 157-173

NATO’s endurance is unique relative to alliances and other intergovernmental organizations of the post-Westphalian system. The degree to which NATO endures or indeed thrives appears to be a function of the continued relevance of the old security agenda and the concomitant importance of the new agenda that member states have thrust upon it. The paradox is that it remains increasingly difficult for...

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Journal of Transatlantic Studies

Sustaining NATO by consultation: hard choices for Europe

NATO’S Southern Flank and the threat of disruption

NATO at 70: Is the USA still in it for the long haul?

What makes an ally? Sweden and Finland as NATO’s closest partners

NATO nuclear adaptation since 2014: the return of deterrence and renewed Alliance discomfort

“Key to the defense of the free world”: the past, present and future relevance of NATO for US allies in the Asia–Pacific

Introduction: The Atlantic Alliance at 70—insight and evaluation

Staying alive by overeating? The enduring NATO alliance at 70

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