WHAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN CHICAGO
WHAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN CHICAGO

Summary/Abstract: NATO summit in Chicago has fixed EU’s role in the context of NATO - EU strategic partnership and opened a process of reflection on cooperation with new global powers that emerge in the geopolitical complex equation configuring in the Asia-Pacific region. The shifting attention of the US to Asia-Pacific will implicitly involve NATO, US having no interest to act unilaterally, but in cooperation and supported by NATO’s credibility and prestige and the politico-military capital of its Member States, especially when it has to confront two emergent global powers such as China and India. The raise of new economic powers in Asia foment the US and NATO’s (its Member States’) attention and the fact that states from the region tend to play an important role in the future global politics is an argument strong enough to start develop bilateral relations with them, including through the NATO partnership policy. NATO interest for the region matches the current imperative to stabilize Afghanistan and protect against terrorism, drug trafficking and religious extremism (previously generated form criminal elements accommodated in this state), but also to the intention of cooperation with countries in a region characterized by emerging states that may have a major contribution in preventing and diminishing the new security and global threats (terrorism, illegal migration, human traffic and corruption, economic crisis, climate change, proliferation...etc.). In this context, NATO relations with Australia, New Zeeland, South Koreea, Japan, China or India has also a direct effect in preserving and building security.

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