
NATO |
Subtitle:
A Guide to the Issues
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Book Category:
Political Science > General
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Author:
Collins, Brian J.
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 10:
0-313-35491-X
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ISBN 13:
978-0-313-35491-5
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Price:
USD 34.95
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Publication Year:
2011
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Publisher Info
ABC CLIO. InquiryBook Description
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, is an alliance of 28 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of a treaty signed on April 4, 1949. NATO's fundamental role is to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means. What, exactly, does that commitment mean in today's world?