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The Past, Present and Future of NATO’s Deterrence Strategy

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The Past, Present and Future of NATO’s Deterrence Strategy

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Drawing on NATO's past, present and future, Sean Monaghan combines history, strategic theory and future analysis to shed light on how NATO's deterrence strategy has evolved over the past 75 years and how it will need to adapt over the next 75.

For over seven decades, NATO, the world's largest and most successful military alliance, has helped prevent war breaking out again in Europe. This timely and accessible book examines the state of NATO's deterrence strategy in the wake of perhaps the biggest challenge in its history: Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Exploring how allied deterrence is being tested in new ways, with the emergence of new superpowers, including China, and new modes of warfare including non-military hybrid and cyber threats, this book demonstrates how NATO's deterrence strategy should adapt to these challenges.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction: A powerful deterrent: NATO at 75
PART ONE: PAST
Chapter 2: The Sword and the Shield: NATO's strategy during the Cold War
Chapter 3: “A Broader Approach to Security”: NATO's Strategy After the Cold War
Chapter 4: Back to the Future: NATO's Strategy Since 2014
PART TWO: PRESENT
Introduction to Part Two: The next ten years
Chapter 5: Sharpening the sword: NATO's ultimate deterrent
Chapter 6: Strengthening the shield: a new era of forward defence
Chapter 7: Modernizing the shield: new challenges to deterrence
PART THREE: FUTURE
Introduction to Part Two: The next seventy five years
Chapter 8: The next 75 years: Still a powerful deterrent?
Chapter 9 - Epilogue: Beyond deterrence

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Mar 18 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 224
ISBN 9781350415454
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 234 x 156 mm
Series Studies in Contemporary Warfare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Sean Monaghan

Sean Monaghan is an expert on NATO and defence str…

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