Risking NATO: Testing the Limits of the Alliance in Afghanistan

Abstract

Since August 2003, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has had a substantial military presence in Afghanistan, culminating in operations spanning the country beginning in October 2006. For the first time in the history of the alliance, NATO is operating on territory outside of Europe and is responsible for the security of a nonmember state. The risks and implications entailed in such a mission are far reaching, to say the least, and, in some ways, can be compared with other momentous challenges that NATO has confronted over its 60-year history. This monograph evaluates NATO's role as an alliance, both with regard to its internal dynamics and its role in facing external security threats. It focuses on NATO's role in Afghanistan in particular and the implications that this undertaking and its results could have for the future of the alliance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532770

Entities

People

  • Andrew R. Hoehn
  • Sarah Harting

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • East Germany
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design