Pursuing Strategy NATO Operations from the Gulf War to Gaddafi

by Edstrm, Hkan; Gyllensporre, Dennis; Edström, Håkan

• ISBN13: 9780230292802
• ISBN10: 0230292801
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Formulating a strategy involves complex interactions between politicians, strategic commanders and generals in the field. The authors explore the strategic decisions made during NATO missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya.

Author Biography

Hkan Edstrm is Research Fellow at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also Senior Research at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Associate Fellow at the Institute for Studies, Norway. His research focuses on security politics and strategy. Dennis Gyllensporre is Research Fellow at Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also affiliated to the Defence Studies, Norway. His research focuses on security studies and military strategy.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Notes on Contributors	p. viii
List of Abbreviations	p. x
From Strategy to Operations-or the Other Way Around?	p. 1
Painting the Theoretical Landscape	p. 26
The Development of a NATO Strategy in Bosnia-Herzegovina	p. 60
NATO's Operation Allied Force: Strategic Concepts and Institutional Relationships	p. 82
Cooperating with the European Union in Europe: Policy or Strategy?	p. 95
The Forgotten Dimension? NATO and the Security of the Member States	p. 122
The Evolution of NATO's Strategy in Afghanistan	p. 139
NATO Engagements in Africa: Is There a Strategy for the Continent?	p. 157
Index	p. 294ÿþ
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