摘要
In April 2009,the NATO Strasbourg-Kehl Summit adopted a series of joint declarations and strategic plans,demonstrating that NATO is entering a new round of military-political strategic adjustment.NATO's new strategic direction has been motivated by various internal and external factors,including the pressure of the new international environment,the Obama administration's desire to upgrade strategic cooperation with its allies,the major European states represented by France and Germany seeking to strengthen the European pillar within NATO,and the urgent need to readjust NATO's external relations.The aim of the strategic readjustment is to advance NATO's military and political transformation from a regional collective defense organization into a more active and powerful Western military-political alliance.NATO is still facing a series of difficulties and challenges:the disappearance of the common threat of the Soviet bloc,the differing interests of the member states,and the fluctuation of real strength within the NATO will all impose constraints on NATO's development.Thus,there are still doubts and uncertainties about NATO's future role and position.
In April 2009, the NATO Strasbourg-Kehl Summit adopted a series of joint declarations and strategic plans, demonstrating that NATO is entering a new round of military-political strategic adjustment. NATO＇s new strategic direction has been motivated by various internal and external factors, including the pressure of the new international environment, the Obama administration＇s desire to upgrade strategic cooperation with its allies, the major European states represented by France and Germany seeking to strengthen the European pillar within NATO, and the urgent need to readjust NATO＇s external relations. The aim of the strategic readjustment is to advance NATO＇s military and political transformation from a regional collective defense organization into a more active and powerful Western military-political alliance. NATO is still facing a series of difficulties and challenges： the disappearance of the common threat of the Soviet bloc, the differing interests of the member states, and the fluctuation of real strength within the NATO will all impose constraints on NATO＇s development. Thus, there are still doubts and uncertainties about NATO＇s future role and position.
