Chicago summit exposes NATO's dilemma
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 28 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>.</p><p><span word="Capability">Capability</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="broached">broached</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Fogh">Fogh</span> <span word="Rasmussen">Rasmussen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2011 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yawning">yawning</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pooling">pooling</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2010, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="met">met</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="Surveillance">Surveillance</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="policing">policing</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baltic">Baltic</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p>
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