Identity, security, and political talk -- The Suez crisis: establishing the out-of-area norm -- The cold war community and the Vietnam war -- Changing notions of security and the intervention in Bosnia -- September 11th and the dispute over Iraq -- The post-9/11 alliance and changing notions of mutual defence in Afghanistan -- Conclusion: a new strategic concept and new norms?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-147) and index
