Suchergebnisse

1. Sharing risks and costs of military alliance : burdens of peace and war -- 2. Case one: The multinational force in Lebanon, 1982-1984 : national collective action -- 3. Case two: The Persian Gulf in 1990-1991 : leadership and legitimacy -- 4. Case three: The Balkans : incubators of European insecurity -- 5. Case four: NATO and Afghanistan : coalition warfighting and stability operations in a new century -- 6. Case five: Nuclear abolition and arms reduction : stakes and risks for NATO -- 7. Conclusion.

This study looks at the experience of the United States and other member states of NATO in four situations of multinational military intervention - Lebanon, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, and South Asia - and considers the implications of nuclear arms reductions and nonproliferation for the US and NATO.

This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of raising and supporting arms of service, the risks of deploying them overseas and using them in combat or peace operations, and the extent to which members have a responsibility for maintaining international order in the context of three instances of multinational military intervention: the Multinatio.