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A thorough and straightforward overview of the full spectrum of NATO's military and non-military activities since the Cold War, this accessible study also provides valuable insight into the issues and problems facing NATO in the post-9/11 and post-Iraq War world. Author Jennifer Medcalf clearly and concisely discusses each of the main areas on NATO's agenda and also looks at the future of the organization.
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chronology of key events
1947 | ||
5 June | Marshall Plan is announced by US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall. | |
1948 | ||
22 January | British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin proposes the creation of a Western Union comprising Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. | |
22–25 February | A coup d’état results in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia taking control of the government. | |
17 March | The Brussels Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self Defence is signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. | |
24 June | The Berlin blockade begins. | |
6 July | Discussions about the formation of a North Atlantic defence organisation begin in Washington, DC between the Brussels Treaty powers, Canada and the United States. | |
10 December | Negotiations on the North Atlantic Treaty begin in Washington, DC between the Brussels Treaty powers, Canada and the United States. | |
1949 | ||
15 March | Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway and Portugal are invited to join the North Atlantic Treaty. | |
4 April | Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, DC. | |
9 May | The Berlin blockade is lifted. | |
24 August | The North Atlantic Treaty enters into force. | |
17 September | The North Atlantic Council meets for the first time. | |
5 October | The Defence Committee of the North Atlantic Council meets for the first time. | |
6 October | President Truman signs the Mutual Defence Assistance Act. | |
1950 | ||
25 June | North Korea attacks South Korea. | |
19 December | US General Dwight D. Eisenhower is appointed as NATO’s first Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). | |
20 December | The Brussels Treaty powers agree to merge the military component of the Western Union into NATO. | |
1951 | ||
2 April | Allied Command Europe becomes operational, with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) situated at Rocquencourt, near Paris. | |
1952 | ||
18 February | Greece and Turkey join NATO. | |
12 March | Lord Ismay becomes NATO’s first Secretary General. | |
28 April | The North Atlantic Council meets for the first time in permanent session in Paris. | |
1955 | ||
6 May | The Federal Republic of Germany joins NATO. | |
6 May | The Brussels Treaty powers, the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy sign the Western European Union treaty. The Western Union becomes the Western European Union. | |
14 May | Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslova... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- introduction
- The origins of NATO
- basic information
- one: nato in a new strategic context
- two: missions redefined: nato’s post-cold war operations
- three: the alliance rebalanced? equipping nato for its missions
- Introduction
- The origins of the European security conundrum
- four: an alliance challenged: nato and ‘new’ security threats
- five: an expanding alliance: nato’s post-cold war enlargement process
- Introduction
- six: outreach and partnership: nato’s relations with its neighbours
- conclusion: an alliance revitalized? future challenges for nato
- The North Atlantic Treaty
- Chronology of key events
- Member profiles
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index