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The EU’s evolving common defense network is decades in the making, yet remains hindered by its inability to match NATO and apprehension by some member states.

NATO has reached a watershed and needs to evaluate both its geographic scope and the spectrum of threats it is willing to address. The Alliance needs to view its capabilities with clarityand sobriety and to approach future missions with realism, bothmilitary and economic. With the survival of our civilization atstake, failure is not an option.

America and Estonia are partners who have common values and acommon understanding of most important international issues.

In the post-9/11 world, NATO faces an evolving set of challengesand threats, including terrorism, ballistic missile attack,cyberterrorism, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction aswell as traditional military challenges. NATO members should agreeto new burden-sharing rules, including commitments to increasedefense spending and to reduce national operational caveats, andreadmit France into its integrated military command structures withconditions.

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Executive Summary: The threat of traditional military confrontationin Europe has not disappeared. Key European allies must rebuildtheir militaries to undertake both conventional and asymmetricmilitary operations. NATO must be the cornerstone of thetransatlantic alliance and the primary actor in European security.A European defense identity should be a civilian complement to NATOand represent additional resources for European security.

The threat of traditional military confrontation in Europe has notdisappeared. Key European allies must rebuild their militaries to under take both conventional and asymmetric military operations.NATO must be the cornerstone of the transatlantic alliance and theprimary actor in European security. A European defense identityshould be a civilian complement to NATO and represent additionalresources for European security.

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