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In fall 2008 four U.S. think tanks - the Atlantic Council of the United States; the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) at the National Defense University (NDU); and the Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - launched the Washington NATO Project to spark debate before and after NATO's 60th anniversary summit in April, 2009. The Washington NATO Project seeks to generate new ideas and thinking about the transatlantic community's role in a changing global security environment. We have an open but fleeting moment to forge a more effective Atlantic partnership. We must seize it now. European and North American allies have allowed their relations to become discordant, yet the times demand vigor and unity. Courageous decisions need to breathe new life and relevance into the Atlantic partnership, which must be recast to tackle a diverse range of serious challenges at home and abroad. This vital task must be a top priority of the Obama Administration and its European counterparts. This report has two purposes. First, it aspires to help chart the path of change ahead for the transatlantic partnership. Second, it makes specific recommendations for the future of NATO. As we have engaged in these dialogues, it has become clear that a parallel effort is also required to rethink and reform the U.S.-EU relationship. We will produce a companion report on that vital partnership later this year. |
