NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society, 1969–1975

Evanthis Hatzivassiliou is Professor of Postwar History at the Department of History of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He is the author of Greece and the Cold War: Frontline State, 1952-1967 (2006); NATO and Western Perceptions of the Soviet Bloc: Alliance Analysis and Reporting (2014).

“The NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society sheds new light on the anxieties facingthe Western allies. … This overview of the CCMS’s early studies offers a reminder that NATO’s operations have long been far more complex and diverse than the phrase ‘political and military alliance’ suggests.” (Susan Colbourn, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, April 16, 2019)

• 1 Introduction.- 2 The Making of the CCMS, 1969.- 3 The CCMS in NATO Politics: from Doubt to Acceptance, 1970-75.- 4 Dress Rehearsal: the CCMS and Narcotics, 1970-72.- 5 CCMS: the Projects, 1970-75.- 6 The British Deviation, 1969-72.- 7 Beyond NATO: the CCMS and International Politics.- 8 Conclusions.