Politics of NATO

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This course explores the past, present, and future of the Atlantic Alliance, tracing its development from its creation in 1949 to its post-Cold War expansion, to the Libya Conflict of 2011 to the ongoing Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. It also traces the internal politics of the NATO Alliance and the struggle to address the new security challenges of the 21st century from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, and from missile defense to humanitarian intervention.