NATO and the South Atlantic

• Published in: Conjuntura Austral
• Main Authors: Poggio Teixeira, Carlos Gustavo, da Silva Nogueira de Melo, Daniella
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: UFRGS 2019
• Subjects: International relations; NATO; South Atlantic; Relações Internacionais; OTAN; Atlântico Sul; Gana; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/92934

This article contributes to the studies on NATO out-of-area operations focused on the South Atlantic. This region appeared on the organization's agenda for the first time in the 1970s, when the Soviet presence threatened the commercial maritime transport of the Western powers. After the Cold Wa...