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NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?

Door Sarwar A. Kashmeri

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#266793
Titel
NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?
Auteur
Kashmeri, Sarwar A.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Washington D.C., Potomac Books
Jaar van uitgave
2011
ISBN10
1597976644
ISBN13
9781597976640
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
On September 5, 2009, the commanding officer of NATO's German troops in Afghanistan ordered a U. S. Air Force fighter to destroy two fuel trucks hijacked by theTaliban. Within hours, he was being investigated by German prosecutors for the murder of innocent civilians—collateral damage. Under German law its forces can only be deployed for peacekeeping; America might be at war in Afghanistan, but Germany is not.

Germany is not the only country that sets strict conditions on its NATO troops. Half of the allied forces in Afghanistan operate under restricted battlefield conditions. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower stormed the beaches of Normandy with an Allied army that followed his every command; in Afghanistan military commanders must consult a checklist to figure out which allied soldiers can... (Lees verder) be sent into battle.

NATO today is a shadow of what it used to be—the world's most formidable military alliance. Its original reason for existence, the Soviet Union, disintegrated years ago, and its dreams of being a world cop are withering in the mountains of Afghanistan. But eliminating NATO is not the answer, argues Sarwar Kashmeri. It is, for Americans and Europeans, still the safety net of last resort. Kashmeri believes NATO's future usefulness depends on its ability to partner with CSDP, Europe's increasingly successful security and defense establishment. It is time for NATO 2.0, a new version of NATO, to fit the realities of the twenty-first century.
Pagina's
243
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 15,00

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