Research Handbook on NATO

Elgar Handbooks in Political Science

Edited by Sebastian Mayer, DAAD Professor of International Relations, OSCE Academy and Associate Fellow, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

This timely Research Handbook provides novel insights into the institutional complexities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Through a defined focus on the post-Cold War evolution of NATO, it provides various theoretical perspectives on the Alliance and assesses wider research efforts within NATO studies.

‘In this first academic NATO handbook ever, the Alliance finally receives the attention it deserves. Seeking to bridge the theorist–practitioner gap as well as theoretical paradigms, the volume provides an excellent overview of the urgent challenge of ensuring NATO’s internal strength and cohesion and is essential reading for scholars and policymakers alike.’
– Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference

‘Rarely has a collection about NATO been available that contains such a wealth of insights for scholars, students and practitioners alike. Anyone involved with this organization for practical purposes or out of academic interest will find this Research Handbook invaluable and will refer to it often.’
B -卡洛•马沙拉undeswehr University, Munich

‘This excellent collection of papers brings together valuable works by accomplished experts on many NATO-related topics, including theoretical, legal, economic, operational and institutional interpretations, cyber security and counter-terrorism challenges and political–military decision-making about core tasks such as collective defence and deterrence, cooperative security and crisis management.’
– David S. Yost, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School