Transforming NATO: New Allies, Missions, and Capabilities, by Ivan
Dinev Ivanov, examines the three dimensions of NATO's
transformation since the end of the Cold War: the addition of a
dozen new allies; the undertaking of new missions such as
peacekeeping, crisis response, and stabilization; and the
development of new capabilities to implement these missions. The
book explains these processes through two mutually reinforcing
frameworks: club goods theory and the concept of complementarities.
NATO can be viewed as a diverse, heterogeneous club of nations
providing collective defense to its members, who, in turn, combine
their military resources in a way that enables them to optimize the
Alliance's capabilities needed for overseas operations.
Transforming NATO makes a number of theoretical contributions.
First, it offers new insights into understanding how heterogeneous
clubs operate. Second, it introduces a novel concept, that of
complementarities. Finally, it re-evaluates the relevance of club
goods theory as a framework for studying contemporary international
security. These conceptual foundations apply to areas well beyond
NATO. They provide useful insights into understanding the operation
of transatlantic relations, alliance politics, and a broader set of
international coalitions and partnerships. This update in April
2013 covers new developments related to NATO's transformation after
this book was originally published:
http://homepages.uc.edu/~ivanovid/pdfs/book_update.pdf
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