The gap between the United States and Europe grows every day. That's true not only when it comes to the military capability, where Europe increasingly resembles a fly weight. It's also true for the view on when military force should be used. The result has been that the United States is losing interest in Europe and NATO.
Europe and the United States need each other. For the superpower the European partnership within NATO offers not least political legitimacy. But if NATO also is to be a military power to be reckoned with the alliance must show that it has the capability to meet the threats of the new era.
It's time for NATO to step up to the plate. If Europe accepts the challenge the NATO of the future can develop into an alliance a la carte in which 'coalitions of the willing' shoulder the military missions. Such a NATO would definitely have an important role to play.
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