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the same reciprocal commitment to each other: Each would react
to a threat against an allied country as a threat to themselves. This
reciprocity, combined with the North American security umbrella
, depended upon the willingness of all members of the Alliance to
build up their own military capabilities, working together within the
framework provided by the Alliance. The transatlantic link and NATO
remain the basis for collective defence and the essential forum for
security consultation between Europe and North America. Cooperation
between the two sides of the Atlantic is essential to defend
common values and meet common threats and challenges, from
wherever they may come.
NATO photo: The Transatlantic Link between Europe and North
America.
TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY
For many years, while the European member countries have
provided the major part of the military forces stationed in Europe,
much of the economic burden of transatlantic security, as well as
the task of playing a leading role in the political development of the
Alliance, has been shouldered by the United States. Today measures
are being taken to readjust the balance, allowing North America
and Europe to play more equal roles, thus, strengthening NATO’s
identity not only as a community of shared values but as an Alliance
of shared responsibilities , linked by an ocean.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, following the end of the Cold
War, NATO has been able to take a wider and more comprehensive
view of security , no longer just limited to territorial defence but giving
equal importance to building up trust and developing cooperation
with non-member countries. The enhancement of stability and
security in today’s Europe therefore involves other countries and
other international organisations in new cooperative arrangements
. The Alliance is contributing to building a new European security architecture
in which non-NATO countries can participate both individually,
and jointly through their membership in these international
organisations. The Alliance is also transforming in order to adapt its
structures, procedures and capabilities to 21st century challenges.
At the same time, NATO is taking on a full range of missions in order
to promote stability where it is needed, and defend the security and
values of its members.
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