Featured Publications
"Double or Nothing" National Interest, JanFeb 2008 (PDF)
"What′s Next for NATO?" Orbis, Winter 2007 (PDF)
Abstract: Whether or not NATO still matters depends on whether or not it is able to deliver security where needed, which in turn depends on whether a broader agreement on its overall mission can be developed and sustained. U.S. security policy goals and the Europeans′ ability to share American priorities and accept the attendant risks are the main variables as NATO′s problems with ongoing operations deepen, especially the increasingly uphill battle its troops face in Afghanistan. Operations in that country are becoming the key test for NATO′s viability.
"Transatlantic Troubles: Are They America′s Loss?" The National Interest, November/December 2006 (PDF)
The Limits of Alliance: The U.S., NATO, and the EU in North and Central Europe, (Rowman and Littlefield, fall/winter 2006) (Book)
“For anyone who wants to know why NATO has fallen on hard times, read Andrew A. Michta’s terrific new book. It makes clear that the future is bleak for that venerable institution, not just because transatlantic relations have gone south, but also because of what is happening inside Europe. This is a sad tale well told.”
— John J. Mearsheimer, University of Chicago
“Andrew A. Michta has written a very important, excellent book on the geostrategic reconfiguration of Northern and Central Europe in the post-9/11 world. The Limits of Alliance is important because it provides insights into the direction of future NATO-EU and transatlantic relations and excels in its scholarship and understanding of the dynamics of European politics. This book should be read by policy makers and students concerned with European politics.
— Jeff Simon, National Defense University
“In The Limits of Alliance, Andrew A. Michta once again demonstrates why he is one of the leading authorities on European security. This rich, balanced, and detailed exploration of developments in North and Central Europe is a major contribution to our understanding of the range of security issues facing the European Union and NATO today.”
— James M. Goldgeier, George Washington University
“Andrew A. Michta provides a well-written, detailed, scholarly-yet-insider account of the new security arrangements in North and Central Europe. These areas have been largely ignored in recent years since the dramatic enlargement of the EU and NATO to the east, but Michta probes deeply into the geostrategic reconfiguration of Germany, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Central Europe, and Russia to ask what the new allies contribute to the Atlantic Alliance, what new alliance arrangements are being made, and what the implications of these changes are for U.S. policy. Insightful, highly readable, and well informed, Michta is one of the leading scholars in the field.”
— Howard J. Wiarda, University of Georgia