Executive Summary: Shaping the NATO-EU Relationship: What the U.S.Must Do: European Union, EU, NATO, Membership Acceleration Plan,MAP, Bucharest Summit 2008, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, TonyBlair, Georgia, Georgia-Russia war,
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.
Source: heritage.org
