1. NATO as a security community: Tracing the evolution.
- Author
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Karcic, Hamza
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INTERNATIONAL security , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *NATIONAL security , *GOVERNMENT policy , *MILITARY policy , *MEMBERSHIP - Abstract
Does NATO membership imply membership in the western security community? What is the precise 'status' of NATO in the security community? The aim of this paper is to offer rejoinders to these questions by examining the different conceptions of a security community and the evolution of the 'status' of NATO in the security community. This paper will demonstrate how ambiguity as to precise security community membership is the result of different conceptions of the security community. Further, the concept of "concentric security communities" will be introduced which will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between NATO expansion and membership in the security community. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2007