Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Plates and Maps ix
4. Acknowledgments xii
5. Maps xvi
6. INTRODUCTION Th e North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1
7. PART I A Grand Ambition Is Born: America’s Alliance, 1939–65
8. 1 America’s Search for United Nations 17
9. 2 Th e North Atlantic Treaty 40
10. 3 Aspiration Lost? Th e Emergence of Cold War NATO 63
11. PART II Retreat to Pragmatism: Nato Muddles Th rough, 1966–89
12. 4 Losing Its Luster NATO without Atlanticism 91
13. 5 Conserving NATO Th e Dual-Track Decision 116
14. 6 Prudence or Prophecy? NATO Confronts New Aspirations 139
15. PART III Return of Great Ambition: How Nato Grew Big and Soft , 1989–2011
16. 7 NATO’s Search for New Atlanticism beyond the Cold War 165
17. 8 NATO Grows Bigger and Soft er 189
18. 9 Runaway Aspiration 213
19. PART IV Retreat and Resurrection? Nato from Afghanistan to Ukraine, 2012–24
20. 10 NATO’s Nationalization 239
21. 11 Comeback? Classical NATO for a New Era 263
22. APPENDIX The North Atlantic Treaty Washington, DC, April 4, 1949 284
23. Notes 289
24. Select Bibliography 329
25. Index 337