NORTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND THE DYNAMICS OF POWER BALANCE
NORTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND THE DYNAMICS OF POWER BALANCE

Author(s): Petru Marius SABOU
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: supranational structures; anarchy; balance of power; military capabilities; cooperation.
Summary/Abstract: The balance of power is considered to be a self-help mechanism, support, and cooperation in an anarchic international system, specifically one in which there are no supranational structures to impose specific behaviors or decisions on states. Both balancing and alignment are considered attributes of the balance of power, and balancing against the Soviet Union ultimately led to the formation of the North Atlantic Alliance. Thus, after the end of the Cold War, the same process helped in the reconfiguration and adaptability of the Alliance. The reconfiguration of political and national values in relation to power interests is considered a permanent process at the state level. From this perspective, it is of interest how states configure both their cooperation with other states and the development of their own military capabilities.

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