Thinking Beyond NATO
Abstract
The United States has always supported the development of a distinct European security identity. However, since the end of World War II, European initiatives to achieve this goal brought only mixed success. NATO dominates the European security environment and is dominated by U.S. leadership. With a diminishing Soviet threat, German unification, the emergence of the European Community (EC) in 1992 and the turmoil in Eastern European countries, the security environment may now provide the opportunity for the Europeans to assume greater leadership. What should be the U.S. position when it comes to efforts to develop European security structures outside of and perhaps in place of NATO? To ascertain the U.S. position requires an examination of the potential U.S. post-Cold-War strategy, the so-called "European Pillar," and the changing European security environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA437590
Entities
People
- Jim Robertson
Organizations
- National War College