NATO's Southern Allies: Internal and External Challenges

by John Chipman

Overview

This book analyses the internal sources of foreign policy within those NATO states whose primary security concerns lie in the southern area of the Alliance. It takes a careful look at foreign and defence policy formulation and assesses the special perspective of each of these countries inturn and the military threats that they face. Attention is paid to the role of the military in society, especially in the geographically peripheral states, as the Alliance seeks to adapt to a possible shift southward of some of its security concerns. A full understanding of the politics in each of these states is essential to determine the relative importance of national and Alliance priorities in each country as the tensions between external policies and internal necessities increase. The book offers an assessment of evolving security requirements in the southern region and of the capacity of NATO Mediterranean states to deal individually and collectively with the changing situation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134987733
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/14/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	412
File size:	607 KB

About the Author

John Chipman

Table of Contents

Introduction John Chipman 1. NATO and Security Problems of the Southern Region John Chipman 2. Allies in the Mediterranean: Legacy of Fragmentation John Chipman 3. Portuguese Defence Policy: Internal Politics and Defence Commitments Alvaro Vasconcelos, Director of Institute for Strategic and International Studies, Lisbon 4. Spain and NATO: Internal Debate and External Challenges Angel Vinas, Executive Advisor to the Spanish Foreign Minister 5. Italy: A New Role in the Mediterranean? Maurizio Cremasco, Instituto di Affari Internazionali 6. Greece and NATO: Continuity and Change Thanos Veremis, University of Athens 7. Turkey and the Southern Flank: The Domestic and External Contexts Ali Karaosmanoglu, Director of Strategic Studies, Foreign Policy Institute, Ankara 8. NATO's Southern Region: National Versus Alliance Priorities John Chipman

Editorial Reviews

'A well-coordinated research project, the contributors to this volume have, collectively, provided a masterly synthesis of domestic political constraints and external relationships to explain the inherent volatility of the region as part of West European security.' - Political Studies

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