HAMBURG: If the Balkan War had you worried about NATO’s ability to cope with conflict in Europe, you can, apparently, relax. Since NATO finally decided to show its teeth, in particular since IFOR troops entered Bosnia to secure a fragile peace, Western politicians have hailed this as proof that the crisis in the alliance is over. Now they run the risk of fooling themselves by believing what they say.
HAMBURG: If the Balkan War had you worried about NATO’s ability to cope with conflict in Europe, you can, apparently, relax. Since NATO finally decided to show its teeth, in particular since IFOR troops entered Bosnia to secure a fragile peace, Western politicians have hailed this as proof that the crisis in the alliance is over. Now they run the risk of fooling themselves by believing what they say.