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U.S.-NATO Burden Sharing: Allies' Contributions to Common Defense During the 1980s

NSIAD-91-32 Published: Oct 23, 1990. Publicly Released: Oct 23, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the efforts of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in defense burden sharing, focusing on the: (1) status of proposed U.S. burden-sharing initiatives and allies' responsiveness to those initiatives; (2) allies' record of meeting their military commitments; and (3) effect of future force reductions on defense burden sharing.

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Armed forces abroadCost sharing (finance)Defense economic analysisDefense operationsForeign military assistanceInternational economic relationsInternational relationsNATO military agreementsNATO military forcesInternational organizations