The allies are sending more troops to Afghanistan and behind U.S. missile-defense plans, but less than thrilled about expanding NATO into Russia’s backyard.
Leaders that continually try to add new members to the NATO alliance, American and European, are ignoring reality—at their own peril.
All eyes at the upcoming NATO summit will be focused on expansion and the Afghanistan operation, but leaders ignore another topic at the alliance’s peril: the widening gap in military capabilities between America and Europe.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer faces some major problems: Russia’s resurgence, enlargement of the alliance and stabilizing Pakistan, just to name a few. Is he up to the task?