Is Europe (not) helping the US in its battle for Asia?

... ultimately become an effective global “policeman.” The US originally declared the “global NATO” idea in 2004 using Nicholas Burns, then ambassador to NATO, as its mouthpiece. In 2006, his successor Victoria Nuland said that NATO “should focus on deepening its co-operation with countries such as Australia and Japan and becoming a genuine globally deployable force.” Another obstacle to the active involvement of Europe in the APR is the lack of effective institutional structures for dialogue. Are the other NATO members ready to positively respond to such ...