NATO, International Cooperation and the Fight against Terrorism is the result of a pre-thesis for the PhD in Contemporary Political Processes at the University of Santiago de Compostela, which in turn led to the Diploma of Advanced Studies for the same PhD, awarded by the Faculty of Political Science at the University. The work was also carried out at the Institute for International Security and Peace - Santiago de Compostela and as a researcher at CECS - Center for Communication and Society Studies, Cultural Studies Group - University of Minho - Portugal.