{"product_id":"nato-what-you-need-to-know-9781682195208","title":"NATO: What You Need to Know","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? What role is played by its members and partners? Does the largest military alliance ever to exist serve the cause of peace or the causes of weapons sales and war mongering? Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the alliance, this sharp, concise account examines NATO's origins, structure, and its goals at a time of mounting global tension.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNATO has remade itself repeatedly, as its past purposes have disappeared. In the last 35 years it has been part of wars in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. It has played a major role in Ukraine, and supported warmaking by Israel. NATO is now expanding rapidly, both in geography and in scope, adding partners from Colombia to Mongolia to Australia, and claiming a role in policing, immigration, economics, public budgeting, scientific research, and environmental protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pointed investigations of how NATO's decisions are made, the widely misunderstood question of the way it is funded, its relationship to international law, and the available alternatives to it, \u003ci\u003eNATO: What You Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable primer on an organization that not only confronts expanding military conflict but, the authors contend, plays an active part in its escalation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10403554\"\u003eMedea Benjamin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10371539\"\u003eDavid Swanson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682195208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682195201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL048000\"\u003eIntergovernmental Organizations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL062000\"\u003eGeopolitics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL011000\"\u003eInternational Relations | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedea Benjamin \u003c\/b\u003eis a co-founder of CODEPINK and the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWar in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eDrone Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.--Saudi Connection\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Inside Iran\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, she was awarded the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation's Peace Prize; she is also recipient of the 2014 Gandhi Peace Award and the 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He speaks frequently on the topic of war and peace, and engages in all kinds of nonviolent activism. He is executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org, a global nonviolent movement to end war and establish a just and sustainable peace, and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include \u003ci\u003eWar Is A Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeaving World War II Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWar Is Never Just\u003c\/i\u003e. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and, and hosts Talk World Radio. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and U.S. Peace Prize recipient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48111633858797,"sku":"9781682195208","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_7191d5ba-0a2e-48f3-a01f-ab5f7096efaf.jpg?v=1747661083","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/nato-what-you-need-to-know-9781682195208","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}