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The Atlantic Alliance in the Long 20th Century
Alessandra Bitumi exposes the messy, uneven reality behind the Atlantic Alliance, showing it as a fragile balance of power, ideals, and competing ambitions between the U.S. and Europe. This isn’t your typical history of NATO; it’s a sharp look at a partnership held together by shaky pillars—democracy, capitalism, and internationalism—that have faced serious strain since 2008. What really keeps this alliance ticking, and what keeps threatening to pull it apart?
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