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Solving Alliance Cohesion: NATO Cohesion After the Cold War

Mecum, Mark M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180549294

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2007, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Political Science (Arts and Sciences).
Why does NATO remain a cohesive alliance in the post-Cold War era? This question, which has bewildered international relations scholars for years, can tell us a lot about institutional dynamics of alliances. Since traditional alliance theory indicates alliances form to counter threat or power, it is challenging to understand how and why NATO continues to exist after its founding threat and power – communism and the USSR – no longer exist. The fluctuation of cohesion in NATO since the end of the Cold War will be examined to determine how cohesion is forged and maintained. To achieve this, alliance theories will be fused into a clear and understandable model to measure cohesion.
Patricia Weitsman (Advisor)
198 p.
NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; International Relations; Foreign Policy; United States Foreign Policy; Alliances; Military Alliances; World Politics, 20th Century; World Politics, 21st Century; Diplomacy; Balance of Power

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  • Mecum, M. M. (2007). Solving Alliance Cohesion: NATO Cohesion After the Cold War [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180549294

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mecum, Mark. Solving Alliance Cohesion: NATO Cohesion After the Cold War. 2007. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180549294.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mecum, Mark. "Solving Alliance Cohesion: NATO Cohesion After the Cold War." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180549294

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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