Keeping in Shape at 60

In: NATO Review

Abstract

NATO has accomplished more in the post-Cold War period than anyone imagined when the Berlin Wall came down and it lost its ostensible purpose. But as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Strasbourg/Kehl -- in what will be President Obama's first NATO Summit and should mark France's full reintegration into NATO's standing military structures and the defense planning mechanisms of the Alliance -- challenges include NATO's expansion, its Afghan operation, and its transformation to a leaner organization; and hiding beneath those items, lies an even bigger question: What is NATO's purpose in the 21st century? Figures. Adapted from the source document.