Diplomacy and War at NATO: The Secretary General and Military Action after the Cold War

摘要

Research on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) post-Cold War transformation devotes little analysis to the secretary-general position and implicitly downplays the significance of NATO's post-Cold War military operations. Recognizing the notable absence of scholarly literature on NATO's secretaries-general during this period, Ryan Hendrickson investigates their evolving impact on the alliance, particularly regarding the use of force. Only those secretaries-general who led after the Cold War oversaw NATO's use of military force.rnEmploying an analytical framework that he credits to Michael G. Schechter, the author examines the first four of five post-Cold War secretaries-general and the roles they played in moving the alliance toward military action. Hendrickson theorizes that the NATO military instrument remains relevant and that the secretaries-general who have served since the end of the Cold War have significantly affected NATO policy, transnational unity, and the use of military force.