Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11988
BURDEN-SHARING DEBATED
In: The national interest, Band 12, S. 34-47
ISSN: 0884-9382
THE DEBATE OVER WHETHER THE EUROPEAN MEMBERS OF NATO ARE CARRYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE BURDEN OF COMMON DEFENSE HAS A HISTORY ALMOST AS LONG AS THAT OF THE ALLIANCE ITSELF. BUT CURRENT PRESSURES TO REDUCE US TRADE AND BUDGET DEFICITS HAVE GIVEN NEW IMPETUS TO OLD ARGUMENTS.