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The purpose of this assignment is to propose a theoretical perspective that informs your research and assess the scholarly literature that has been written on your research question, including how it informs your research question and hypothesis. It should be 5 pages in length.Content of the literature review:The literature review should assess (1) which theoretical approach that we have covered in the course best informs your overall argument and hypothesis (e.g., socialization and interest convergence, liberal institutionalism, structural realism, feminist theory, etc.) and (2) evaluate the findings from the scholarly literature that exists on your research topic.At least 8 references and all references must be cited in Chicago/Turabian format, which means including page numbers. Attached is the introduction of the paper.
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Musiliu Taiwo
International Organizations (IRLS503)
Dr. Adriana Seagle
December 17, 2023
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International Organization (NATO)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was primarily developed to safeguard
the freedom and security of its member countries. Some of the key systems the international
organization focuses on addressing in its member countries include political and military issues.
Conducting collective defense is part of the key aims of the alliance and ensures there is
solidarity and cohesion between the member countries. After selecting NATO as the
international organization to focus on in this paper, it is important to conduct some initial
research to identify its problem.
Despite the shortcomings and challenges that NATO normally experiences, it is worth
noting that it remains one of the most effective international alliances in history. That is
primarily because of how the international organization has continued providing its members
with the required level of protection. It is only one incidence that has contributed to the
organization evoking Article 5 since its formation, which was during the U.S. 9/11 attack. The
organization has successfully provided its member countries with collective security.
NATO remains accountable to its member countries and the financial resources it collects
from the countries to make the organization function effectively. Part of the key measures that
promote the organization`s accountability includes its International Board of Auditors for NATO
(IBAN), which performs auditing for the various accounts for the organization`s bodies. That
provides the organization`s principal political decision-making body with an opportunity to
assure its member countries that their funds are being utilized effectively (Weinzierl, 2021). As
part of maintaining accountability in its institutional design, the international organization
publishes the civilian and military budget totals.
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NATO is primarily guided by the principle of equality among all member states. That
generally means that each ally has equal opportunities for making decisions. However, it is worth
noting that there has been domination by a few member states, including the U.S., who have
been categorized as uncontested leaders of the alliance (Gheciu, 2019). Additionally, the
informal grouping by the few powerful member states dominated the organization`s decisionmaking process.
NATO has been unsuccessful in socializing with certain member states because of
several interrelated conditions. Significant power was used in the process of teaching new
liberal-democratic norms. That power consequently affected the socialized interpretations of the
world. Therefore, the socialization process could have been more successful in some of the
member countries originating from Central and East Europe, which did not only change their
behaviors but also their understanding of the national identity.
NATO has successfully influenced the behavior of its member states. That is primarily
because of how the organization promotes democratic values and ensures the member states
consult and cooperate with its allies on specific issues, including defense and security issues.
That provides the member states with an opportunity to resolve their problems and build trust
among each other as part of preventing conflict among themselves.
Some of the member states identified the internal power struggles in the international
organization as part of the most significant factor weakening the alliance cohesion. Most of those
internal power struggles are normally facilitated by populist leaders to achieve short-term
political gains in their respective states. Therefore, those populist leaders are willing to
undermine the operations of the international organization to gain consensus internally.
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NATO`s member countries have found it questionable on whether there is an external
threat that can be considered strong enough to contribute to domestic pressures. However, it is
very unlikely that there is an absence of an eternal threat to the Allies. NATO state members
have been experiencing an eternal threat originating from terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations.
Identification of the problem and research question
The most significant problem NATO has been experiencing is the internal power
struggles. It is worth noting that most of its populist leaders have been intending to influence the
organization`s cohesion as a way of gaining popularity in their respective states.
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What are the factors contributing to internal power struggles in NATO, and what are the
approaches that can be used to address that issue?
Research Method and Proposed Data Sources
The best research method that will be used to answer the research question is content
analysis. The research method entails choosing the texts to analyze. That includes evaluating the
articles and websites analyzing the issue of internal power struggles being experienced in NATO.
If there is a small number of texts evaluating the issue, it is then important to analyze all of them.
On the other hand, if there is a large volume of texts analyzing the issue, it is then recommended
that a few of them be selected (Mir et al., 2018).
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References
Gheciu, A. (2019). NATO, liberal internationalism, and the politics of imagining the Western
security community. International Journal, 74(1), 32-46.
Mir, S., Lu, S. H., Cantor, D., & Hofer, C. (2018). Content analysis in SCM research: past uses
and future research opportunities. The International Journal of Logistics Management,
29(1), 152-190.
Weinzierl, J. (2021). An Army of Peoples? A Democratic Perspective on a Future European
Army. European Papers-A Journal on Law and Integration, 2021(2), 1049-1073.
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