Peacebuilding at Home: NATO and its 'new' Member States after Crimea

Cover -- Introduction -- Context and aim of the Book -- Background for current debates: process of NATO enlargement post-1989 -- Question of burden sharing: why do those states contribute to NATO the way they did? -- Threats -- Alliance Dependence -- Alliance value -- Recognition, Prestige, and Status -- So, why is NATO (not) important in 2017? - Findings from the chapters -- Perceptions of NATO -- What did NATO do for the 'new' members? -- What did the 'new' members do for NATO? -- Benefits of Membership -- Domestic Support for NATO -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- From the Cold War's End to the Ukraine Crisis: NATO's Enduring Value for Estonia's Security Policy -- Background -- Accession -- Inside the club -- Estonia's contribution to the Alliance: the example of ISAF -- NATO and Estonian Security After Crimea -- Threats to Euro-Atlantic Security and the Value of NATO Membership from the Perspective of Ally on the Border: Latvia's Experience -- Introduction -- The role of NATO and threat perception in Latvia's foreign policy -- The public perception of security threats and support for NATO membership -- What have people in Latvia feared? -- How popular is NATO membership in Latvia? -- Costs and benefits of Latvia's NATO membership -- How NATO benefits of Latvia's membership? -- What dividends has Latvia received from the NATO membership? -- Conclusion -- Lithuania in NATO -- Introduction -- From independence to Western institutions -- 2004-2014: A quietly turbulent decade -- Crimean crisis and beyond -- Conclusion -- Poland's membership in NATO - a new paradigm of national security -- The Czech Republic: transforming apathy into pragmatism -- Introduction -- Mapping popular support for NATO accession in the Czech Republic -- The difficult task of creating expectations in a polarized public opinion