Perspectivas (des)alinhadas : as concepções estratégicas e o Burden Sharing da OTAN após a guerra fria

Abstract

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the consequent end of the Cold War, NATO needed to seek other functions to justify its presence. This search triggered a series of discussions about the scope of the Alliance's activities that resulted in the creation of three Strategic Concepts, documents that define the principles and guide the Organization's actions. In this context, the expectations of members regarding NATO's purpose are diverse and these may reflect on the level of investment of the allies in sharing the Organization's burden. This work sought to analyze the relationship between the alignment of members' perspectives and NATO’s and its influence on burden sharing.