The Corruption of NATO: The Alliance Moves East

In: The journal of strategic studies, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 129-153

Abstract

The Cold War ushered the end of political, & especially military, institutions that were designed to deter the Soviet Union & its ambitions on the Central Front. However, the NATO Alliance is unwilling to reform & downsize. In fact, a newly adopted strategic doctrine extended NATO to encompass the newly independent East European states. The first military exercise of an extended NATO was a response to a humanitarian crisis. American political capital was wasted in the war against Yugoslavia, which was never an American strategic interest, & succeeded in straining relations not only with Russia, but also with China. The Kosovo War, which was designed to demonstrate the political effectiveness of an extended NATO, instead contributed to its corruption. Adapted from the source document.