The limits of alliance : the U.S., NATO, and the EU in North and Central Europe

"The Limits of Alliance" surveys the security policies of the states in North and Central Europe, in the context of the declining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the emerging European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).

It analyzes U.S. policy toward the region, and examines the continued viability of alignments inherited from the Cold War era.

It concludes that although in the coming decade NATO will continue to exist, the hollowing-out of the alliance will be accompanied by a shift in transatlantic security relations toward bilateralism determined by regional security considerations.