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AS DRAMATIC POLITICAL CHANGES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT EASTERN EUROPE AND THE SOVIET UNION, THE WORLD MAY INDEED BE WITNESSING THE VIRTUAL DISAPEARANCE OF COMMUNISM AS A POLITICA IDEOLOGY. THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES THE QUESTION OF HOW AMERICA WILL REACT AS COMMUNISM RECEDES. HOW WILL THE U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM OPERATE WITHOUT ANTICOMMUNISM AS ITS CENTRAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE?

This book analyses the evolution of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its policies from the Cold War until today. NATOs future cannot be fully understood without analysing its past: the origins of its structure and goals, and their transformation over time. By exploring NATOs geopolitical and military role at crucial points throughout history, this edited volume considers the challenges and threats which have faced the alliance, as well as its strengths and weaknesses. It covers highly-debated and unresolved issues such as budgetary burden-sharing and the military transatlantic gap, the enlargement process, and the role of Asia in influencing NATOs policies. Combining a historical approach with international perspectives, this book is an interdisciplinary read that will appeal to scholars of diplomatic history and international relations. Chapters 1 and 2 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Massimo de Leonardis is Professor Emeritus of History of Treaties and International Politics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy, President of the International Commission of Military History and Editor of the Quaderni di Scienze Politiche. He has written and edited 27 books, and sits on the boards of various Italian and international journals and institutions.