Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Together with Scholarly Commentaries and Essential Historical Documents

Shapiro Ian, Tooze Adam

The most powerful military alliance in history, NATO shaped the geopolitical contours of the Cold War and continues to structure the contemporary international system. The NATO agreement is reprinted here with speeches and essential historical documents concerning the alliance's founding and subsequent evolution. Accompanying essays by major scholars discuss debates about NATO's evolving governance, its role in nuclear politics, and its appropriate mission during and since the Cold War.

About the Author

Ian Shapiro is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he also serves as Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.

Adam Tooze is Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History at Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of the European Institute.

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