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The final chapter discusses the contemporary debate over the US commitment to NATO in the context of the growing burden-sharing problems within the Alliance, unambiguous US policy of “Pivot to Asia,” the potential US decision on bypassing NATO to resolve the crisis of Syria, and the possible utilisation of NATO to contain Russia in the case of Ukraine. The aim of this chapter is to draw out relevant evidences from all chapters to support the author’s interpretation of US policy on NATO while looking forward to and "predicting" the future of NATO, including whether “Smart Defence” can resolve US concerns over this “two-tiered” alliance and whether the recent Ukrainian crisis can inject new life into NATO and become another watershed in the history of the Alliance.
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Song, Y. (2016). Conclusion. In: The US Commitment to NATO in the Post-Cold War Period . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33548-3_9
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