EGMONT Institute: The Future of theTransatlantic Alliance- Not Without the European Union, by Sven Biscop
The Future of the Transatlantic Alliance: Not Without the European Union
The debate about the division of labor between the European Union (EU) and NATO has
been ongoing ever since the former was created in 1993. Much more sensitive than the
details of EU-NATO relations is the question of whether the EU, as a supranational,
state-like organization, is actually seeking more autonomy—not from the alliance but
from the United States. The EU has become indispensable to the security of the
European continent because its member states largely set overall strategy on foreign
policy through the EU and because only EU membership can guarantee their political
and economic power base. EU member states are now also endeavoring to generate
more military capabilities through the EU. A viable transatlantic alliance, therefore,
requires the US to interact more directly with the EU, in addition to its engagement
through NATO.
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