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Conclusion: NATO’s Transformed Provision of Security

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NATO’s Post-Cold War Politics

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After the end of the Cold War, NATO’s institutional complexity has considerably increased. The Alliance has assumed new tasks beyond collective defence for which resources have been made available, and existing military structures were transformed so as to enable the pact to conduct novel tasks, including peacekeeping and peace enforcement. The preceding chapters have particularly described the institutionalization of added functions, new or adapted administrative bodies, as well as the associated processes and operational roles.

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Mayer, S. (2014). Conclusion: NATO’s Transformed Provision of Security. In: Mayer, S. (eds) NATO’s Post-Cold War Politics. New Security Challenges Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137330307_17

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