Dialogue with the Mediterranean

The first examination of the importance of NATO's Mediterranean Initiative for the security and stability of the Euro-Mediterranean area, this book discusses the challenges, risks, and possible threats to NATO member states which may stem from the southern and eastern Mediterranean. 1. The Mediterranean: A Region of Unstable Peace? 2. The Importance of Dialogue as a Confidence-Building Measure 3. NATO and the Mediterranean in the Cold War 4. The Southern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Era: Political Developments 5. The Southern Mediterranean and the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Ear: Economic and Social Issues and Perceptions of Security 6. The Immediate Background to NATO's Mediterranean Initiative 7. NATO's Mediterranean Initiative 8. The Significance of Other Mediterranean Dialogues and NATO's Mediterranean Initiative