02346cam a2200409 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027001900096035002000115037001100135040001900146043001200165050002300177100003200200245012300232264003700355300002700392336002600419337002600445337002800471338003600499338002700535500001600562500003100578504004100609520096700650530005801617588004701675610004001722651002901762651004301791710002201834710002101856856005901877rnd000000000047755RAND920212s1990    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a   90230845  a0833010557  aRAND/R-3923-FF  a(Sirsi) a188977  c$25.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae------ 4aUA646.3b.K84 19901 aKugler, Richard L.eauthor.10aNATO's future role in Europe :btoward a more political alliance in a stable "1 1/2 bloc" system /cRichard L. Kugler. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1990.  axix, 86 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"May 1990."  aErrata sheet inside cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThis report develops a conceptual framework for thinking about future NATO policies. It analyzes, individually and interactively, the major variables that seem likely to shape NATO's role over the period 1990-2005. NATO's premature dissolution could unleash forces of instability in Europe. The Alliance serves vital Western interests that transcend the specific details of East-West relations. As long as it continues to face a Soviet military threat of some sort, it will need a coherent military strategy and defense posture. What is needed is a process of change and adaptation, one aimed at transforming NATO from its primarily military orientation into a more political alliance, calling for a policy of pragmatic aims rather than ultimate visions. One evolutionary path Europe might follow is discussed. The goals of Western security policy would be to use NATO to enhance stability at each stage, guard against reversals, and encourage further evolution.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record.20aNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization. 0aEuropexMilitary policy. 0aEuropexPolitics and governmenty1945-2 aRand Corporation.2 aFord Foundation.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3923/