| Nato: Going, Going...
Ullmann, Harlan
National Interest, March-April 2007, #88, pp52-56
"Some argue that all alliances ultimately erode and NATO's time may now have come. That is a profoundly mistaken view and, as I argue, NATO has never been more important to promoting stability and security. However, for NATO to remain vibrant and effective, each of the 26 members must be willing to agree to and act on a better defined, clearer and more convincing vision and set of purposes to handle the challenges, dangers and uncertainties of the coming decade. This in turn will demand major changes in forces, capabilities, command structures and rules of engagement-rather than empty promises and ill-defined commitments." This article discusses the insecure future of Nato. The author's conclusion is that Afghanistan will in the end determine if it has one. Harlan Ullman is a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at the Atlantic Council and a columnist for the Washington Times.
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