THE ALLIANCE IS TO BE MODERNIZED REFLECTIONS ON A EUROPEAN DEFENSE ORGANIZATION

In: International journal of politics: a journal of translations, Band 13, Heft 1-2, S. 155-173

Abstract

REFLECTIONS ARE OFFERED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A EUROPEAN DEFENSE ORGANIZATION SEPARATE FROM NATO. PRESENT US WORLDWIDE STRATEGY HAS LITTLE IN COMMON WITH NATO'S ORIGINAL DEFENSE MISSION. AMERICAN DOUBTS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS EFFECTIVENESS OF NATO ARE REVIEWED. THE LIFTING OF THE TABOOS ON NATO HAS BEGUN IN AMERICA AS WELL. THE ATTITUDES OF WESTERN EUROPEAN ALLIES TOWARDS AN INDEPENDENT DEFENSE UNION ARE REVIEWED. FINALLY, COUNTERARGUMENTS, AND SOCIAL CONSENSUS ARE SURVEYED.