Nato's Further Enlargement: Determinants and Implications for Defense Planning and Shaping

by Thomas S. Szayna

In the 1990s, NATO began a course of enlargement and transformation to remain relevant in Europe's post Cold War security environment. As part of its commitment to enlargement, it admitted three new members--Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in 1999 and has plans to admit more countries in the future. NATO's enlargement has profound military implications for the U. S. and its allies in terms of future planning and shaping strategies. Both have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833029614
• ISBN13: 9780833029614
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"