SECURITY THREATS, AMERICAN PRESSURE, AND THE ROLE OF KEY PERSONNEL: HOW NATO’S DEFENCE PLANNING PROCESS IS ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN-SHARING DILEMMA

Security Threats, American Pressure, and the Role of Key Personnel: How NATO’s Defence Planning Process Is Alleviating the Burden-Sharing Dilemma......Page 5 Foreword......Page 7 Summary......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 The NATO Defence Planning Process......Page 15 What Drives Burden-Sharing Decisions?......Page 19 The Importance of Increased Defense Spending......Page 20 Scholarly Literature on Burden Sharing......Page 27 The Hypotheses......Page 33 The 2014–18 NDPP......Page 35 Explaining the 2014–18 NDPP......Page 42 Conclusion: Building upon Success......Page 53 About the Author......Page 61