{"product_id":"9780739137147","title":"Transforming NATO : New Allies, Missions, and Capabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eTransforming NATO: New Allies, Missions, and Capabilities, by Ivan Dinev Ivanov, examines the three dimensions of NATO's transformation since the end of the Cold War: the addition of a dozen new allies; the undertaking of new missions such as peacekeeping, crisis response, and stabilization; and the development of new capabilities to implement these missions. The book explains these processes through two mutually reinforcing frameworks: club goods theory and the concept of complementarities. NATO can be viewed as a diverse, heterogeneous club of nations providing collective defense to its members, who, in turn, combine their military resources in a way that enables them to optimize the Alliance's capabilities needed for overseas operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTransforming NATO makes a number of theoretical contributions. First, it offers new insights into understanding how heterogeneous clubs operate. Second, it introduces a novel concept, that of complementarities. Finally, it re-evaluates the relevance of club goods theory as a framework for studying contemporary international security. These conceptual foundations apply to areas well beyond NATO. They provide useful insights into understanding the operation of transatlantic relations, alliance politics, and a broader set of international coalitions and partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis update in April 2013 covers new developments related to NATO's transformation after this book was originally published: http:\/\/homepages.uc.edu\/~ivanovid\/pdfs\/book_update.pdf\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42747896430667,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":4813.19,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/0023\/7387\/files\/9780739137147-1.jpg?v=1783353600","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.co.th\/ja\/products\/9780739137147","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Thailand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}