Thursday, May 28, 2009

Euro Force, NATO Overlap

From Washington Times:

Partners or competitors?

BRUSSELS | The emergence of a European Union force, separate from NATO, could lead to a drastic overhaul in the international security landscape as the two compete for scarce defense resources, analysts and officials say.

Although the European Union has no formal army, it increasingly has deployed forces on stabilization and peacekeeping missions under the EU banner.

This already is threatening NATO's ability to garner the necessary military capabilities and could undermine the long-standing alliance between Europe and the United States, according to some analysts.

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My Comment: No vision. No direction. No leadership. This sums up the position of NATO in Europe today.

2 comments:

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