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The United States and NATO - The Formative Years (Paperback)
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The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was one of
the most important accomplishments of American diplomacy in
countering the Soviet threat during the early days of the Cold War.
Why and how such a reversal of a 150-year nonalignment policy by
the United States was brought about, and how the goals of the
treaty became a reality, are questions addressed here by a leading
scholar of NATO. The importance of restoring Europe to strength and
stability in the post-World War II years was as obvious to America
as to its allies, but the means of achieving that goal were far
from clear. The problem for European statesmen was how to secure
much- needed American economic and military aid without sacrificing
political independence. For American policymakers, in contrast, a
degree of American control was seen as an essential quid pro quo.
As Mr. Kaplan shows, the lengthy negotiations of 1947 and 1948 were
chiefly concerned with reconciling these opposing views.For the
Truman administration, the difficulties of achieving a treaty
acceptable to the allies were matched by those of winning its
acceptance by Congress and the public. Many Americans saw such an
"entangling alliance" as a threat not only to American security but
to the viability of the United Nations. Mr. Kaplan demonstrates the
tortuous course of the debate on the treaty and the pivotal role of
the communist invasion of South Korea in its ultimate approval.
This authoritative study offers a timely reevaluation of the
origins of an alliance that continues to play a critical role in
the balance of power and in the prospects for world peace.
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