The US, NATO and Military Burden-Sharing
The US, NATO and Military Burden-Sharing

Author: Stephen J. Cimbala

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-10-21

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1134251963

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This study establishes that the political, economic and military-technological changes that transform the international system also alter the way in which a state views its and others' responsibilities and burdens for responding to international crises. It assesses the distribution of the costs of raising and supporting arms of service, the risks of deploying them overseas and using them in combat or peace operations, and the extent to which members have a responsibility for maintaining international order in the context of three instances of multinational military intervention: the Multinational Force deployment in Lebanon in 1982-83; the first Persian Gulf War in 1990-91; and the UN and NATO intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Burdensharing Debate
The Burdensharing Debate

Author: Simon Duke

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1993-06-18

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1349124893

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Examines critically the history and assumptions behind the divisive question of allied contributions to the common defence. It looks at the methodology of the burdensharing debate and focuses on political, economic and military ramifications of the debate.

Multinational Military Intervention
Multinational Military Intervention

Author: Stephen J. Cimbala

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1317093402

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War, as Clausewitz reminds, is the most uncertain of human political and social activities. It also imposes burdens. In an alliance among states for the promotion of collective defense or security, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), burdens have to be shared. This study looks at the experience of the United States and other member states of NATO in four situations of multinational military intervention - Lebanon, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, and South Asia - and considers the implications of nuclear arms reductions and nonproliferation for the US and NATO. Each case study represents an important period in the distribution of power, interest, and values, amounting to more than a sequential consideration of incidents of military intervention and/or conflict prevention. These politico-military challenges include a major coalition war, a traditional peacekeeping operation, an exercise in peace enforcement, and a conflict that combines counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism with stability and security operations.