War has returned to Europe, and NATO stands at the forefront of the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The book offers information about how NATO functions, how NATO member states perceive and act through the Atlantic Alliance, and how states shape NATO’s cohesion and relevance in the face of threats.

The book explores national policies within the Atlantic Alliance. It examines the foreign policies of allies, focusing on issues such as their strategic cultures, relationship with the US, contributions to NATO operations, levels of defence spending, domestic challenges, and decision-making processes, according to a review on goodreads.com

The recent crisis in Ukraine has reinvigorated NATO as a military alliance, but over the last decade, it has also been affected by several challenges, both endogenous and exogenous. Whether the Alliance is threatened from the outside or is being undermined from within has become an increasingly debated issue.

The book offers an overview of NATO’s contemporary functions and challenges and constitutes an important source of data for future research and comparative analysis.