This book offers the first account of the foundation, organisation and activities of the NATO Information Service (NATIS) during the Cold War and the first sustained study of the history of NATIS throughout the Cold War.

Introduction Part I 1. The foundation of the NATO Information Service, 1949-1951 2. The expansion of the NATO Information Service in the 1950s 3. The NATO Information Service in the 1960s 4. The crisis of détente: Information policy in an age of multilateral talks Part II 5. NATO publications 6. Reaching out to the wider public: NATO films and travelling exhibitions 7. Engaging with science, academia and the leaders of tomorrow 8. Supporting the work of NATIS from the outside: The voluntary organizations Conclusion

Linda Risso is Associate Professor in Modern History at the University of Reading.