Strange Bedfellows: NATO Marches East / Edition 1

by George W. Grayson

Overview

In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, the overwhelming majority of policymakers in the United States opposed the eastward expansion of NATO, on the grounds that such expansion would only poison the emerging relationship between Russia and the West. Strange Bedfellows tells the fascinating story of the fierce battle that pitted a handful of passionately committed policy activists and intellectuals against the proponents of this conventional wisdom. Elegantly written, meticulously researched, and benefiting from interviews with more than 60 international affairs experts in the U.S. and Europe, Strange Bedfellows traces the battle for NATO expansion, from its earliest stages, all the way through to the favorable action taken by the Senate on April 30, 1998.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761813590
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	03/25/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.92(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

George W. Grayson, the Class of 1938 Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary, is Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is an Associate Scholar of the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Table of Contents

chapter 1 NATO's Origins, Evolution, and Post-Cold War Prospects chapter 2 The "RAND BOYS" Article and Capitol Hill Initiatives chapter 3 Clinton's Decision to Support NATO Expansion chapter 4 "Fudge Factory" Versus Ben & Jerry's chapter 5 Poland, Inc. chapter 6 Senate Action chapter 7 Chronology chapter 8 Glossary chapter 9 Bibliography chapter 10 Index chapter 11 Photos

Editorial Reviews

.. .this story is significant- roughly comparable to the importance of NATO's 1952 expansion to include Greece and Turkey.

Foreign Affairs

...a worthy contribution to the literature on the U.S. foreign policymaking process...Grayson has written the first scholarly book on the subject.

Perspectives on Political Science

...a worthy contribution to the literature on the U.S. foreign policymaking process...Grayson has written the first scholarly book on the subject.

Perspectives On Political Science

A veteran scholar of government recounts how a handful of passionately committed policy activists and intellectuals prevailed against the overwhelming majority of US policymakers who opposed the eastward expansion of the Atlantic alliance as threatening to the emerging relationship between Russia and the west. He draws from his own interviews with over 60 international affairs specialist in the US and Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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