NATO and the Future of European Security (Europe Today) - Tapa blanda

Sean Kay s analysis of NATO s past as well as its prospects for the future is as timely as it is important. As the Alliance approaches its fiftieth anniversary he has provided an impressively nuanced evaluation of how NATO has reached its present position and where it may go from here. Among the most successful achievements in his book is his persuasive treatment of NATO enlargement.--Lawrence S. Kaplan, emeritus director, Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies

Tracing NATO's formative years, its Cold War development, and its post-Cold War evolution, Sean Kay draws on his policy experience in Brussels and Washington to provide unique insights into contemporary policy challenges, including NATO's outreach to the East and its Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and the future of the Balkans, enlargement and the role of Russia in Europe, NATO's internal military adaptation, and the future of the transatlantic relationship. Kay argues that although NATO has evolved to some degree, it remains an institution dependent upon the United States with uncertain long-term prospects for playing a constructive role in Europe. Indeed, the author shows that if not implemented carefully, NATO enlargement may actually decrease rather than increase stability in the region.