Beschreibung:
<p>The article looks at conflicts of interest between the United States and some of the smaller allies in NATO over the last 30 years, and examines three episodes of crisis-Cuba, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the downing of the Korean airliner-to see how alliance political consultation took shape, and whether it occurred at all. It traces the impetus behind moves to strengthen the European pillar of the alliance. It is based on declassified Dutch diplomatic archives for the period 1960-85.</p>