TY  - BOOK
AU  - Medcalf,Jennifer
TI  - NATO: a beginners guide 
SN  - 1851683534 (pbk.)
U1  - 355.031091821 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oneworld
KW  - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
KW  - Peacekeeping forces
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-253) and index
N2  - Why was NATO formed? Whose interests does it serve? And why is it so important to international security? This book gives an overview of NATO's post-Cold war activities, but also addresses key questions in an accessible yet authoritative manner, explaining: *the impact of 9/11 and the war on terrorism on NATO policy *the reasons behind the creation of the NATO response force *the dilemma posed by pre-emptive action *the future of NATO
ER  -