Burdensharing and Its Discontents: Understanding and Optimizing Allied Contributions to the Collective Defense
Abstract
Since the end of World War II, the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and in Asia have mounted a collective defense to enforce the international liberal order established in the late 1940s. With the end of the Cold War, the perennial debate about whether U.S. allies were bearing their fair share of the burden of that defense subsided. In recent years, however, U.S. defense policymakers and analysts have become increasingly alarmed by some adverse geostrategic trends and by the failure of the U.S.-led system of alliances and partnerships to respond and adapt adequately to these emerging challenges.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 08, 2024
- Accession Number
- AD1227700
Entities
People
- Gene Germanovich
- Jonathan W. Welburn
- King Mallory
- Troy D. Smith
Organizations
- RAND Corporation