Publication

This conference report focuses on NATO's post-Cold War expansion and future. The participants discuss questions such as what and where are the present threats to Western society and how NATO planners believe Europe and its North American allies should respond to them. With regards to the idea of NATO becoming a global alliance, it is suggested that a successful NATO could operate in Europe's periphery, in the Middle East, North Africa and Afghanistan, but that NATO is unlikely to become the institute of choice in Asia despite Asia's increasing involvement in operations in the Middle East.