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2009.
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Summary/Abstract |
In April 2009, the NATO Strasbourg-Kehl Summit adopted a series of joint declarations and strategic plans, demostrating 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 factor, 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 strenthen the European pillar within NATO, and the urgent need to readjust NATO's external relations.
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