Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Julianne Smith, director of the CSIS Europe Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Bush's Vision of NATO Takes Root."
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Julianne Smith, director of the CSIS Europe Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Bush's Vision of NATO Takes Root."
Beyond all the wrangling over troop commitments and membership at this week's North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, a grudging consensus has emerged in favor of NATO's growing involvement far beyond Europe's borders.
That is a victory for President Bush, who has consistently pushed NATO to become more engaged in trouble spots around the world. [...]
Other observers say that — judging from how the U.S. expansionist view keeps winning out — nothing can reverse NATO's trajectory. Beneath the surface in NATO debates, "we've seen incremental change over the last couple of years that...indicate to me that we are ultimately moving towards the more bold, ambitious vision," said Julianne Smith, the Europe program director for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read the article
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