The conclusion of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations in Afghanistan in 2014 closes an important chapter in the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In this volume, European and US experts examine a range of perennial issues facing the Alliance, including relations with Russia, NATO s institutional organization and command structure, and the role of the United States in the Alliance, in order to show how these issues shape today s most pressing debate the debate over the balance between NATO s engagement in security operations globally and...