The NATO That Once Was

NATO was not part of the initial post–World War II design. Initial planning for the postwar order focused on the creation of global entities—the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank—and enforcement by the “Four Policemen”: the United States, Great Britain, the Sov...

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Hauptverfasser:	Andrew R. Hoehn, Sarah Harting
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alliances Applied sciences Armed conflict Behavioral sciences Business Business structures Cold wars Cooperation Corporations Human behavior International agreements International alliances International cooperation International disputes International military cooperation International politics International relations Military alliances Military defense Military science Nuclear weapons Political debate Political processes Political science Politics Social behavior Social interaction Technology War Weapons Weapons of mass destruction
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Zusammenfassung:	NATO was not part of the initial post–World War II design. Initial planning for the postwar order focused on the creation of global entities—the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank—and enforcement by the “Four Policemen”: the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and China.¹ Several key elements of this plan did not survive Roosevelt’s death in 1945; some parts did not survive the decade; and still other parts, rather amazingly, survive to this day. NATO was born of necessity as postwar euphoria gave way to ever-increasing tensions with the Soviet Union