Abstract Even though many would have bet on NATO’s demise after the Cold War and consider it now to be an archaic, antiquated alliance - as the reality that led to its formation no longer exists to justify its purpose - the need for collective defence in an increasingly complicated security environment stands as grounds for its ever-growing importance and its need to adapt to a spectrum of challenges that is becoming more diversified. NATO has long surpassed its military defensive role and has adapted to new challenges and new threats, while it has broadened its security agenda accordingly. The ‘out of area’ missions that dragged the Alliance out of its borders brought more meaning to the community of shared values, whilst allowing it to become both a security exporter, and a values and norms exporter. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan comprises NATO’s transformation and adaptation to the new security challenges and its diffusion of norms in the ‘near abroad’.

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北约的“区域外”行动：两轨制。军事同盟的规范方面

摘要尽管许多人会押注北约在冷战后的灭亡，并认为它现在已经是一个过时的，过时的同盟-导致其成立的现实不再存在以证明其目的是正确的-在越来越多的情况下集体防御的必要性复杂的安全环境是其日益重要的基础以及适应各种日益多样化的挑战的必要性。北约已长期超越其军事防御作用，适应了新的挑战和新的威胁，同时相应地扩大了其安全议程。将联盟拖出国门的“区域外”任务给共享价值社区带来了更多的意义，同时使它既可以成为安全输出者，也可以成为价值和规范输出者。