Security Threats, American Pressure, and the Role of Key Personnel

Download or read book Security Threats, American Pressure, and the Role of Key Personnel written by John R. Deni and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2017, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, none of the capability targets identified in NATO's quadrennial NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) were left on the negotiating table. Previously, capability targets were identified by the alliance's secretariat, but they remained unfilled as allies failed to assume responsibility for them. This monograph examines the 2014-18 iteration of the NDPP, which represented a stunning turnaround in transatlantic burden sharing. The analysis reveals a combination of factors--the changed threat environment, political pressure from Washington, and the role of 'policy entrepreneurs' working within NATO--best explain the alliance's success in achieving more equitable burden sharing"--Publisher's web site