The 1990’s concept of a “European Defense Identity” within NATO proved to be unviable – and since then expansion of the alliance and proliferation of NATO “partners” has made the idea of a special collective role for EU members all the more improbable. A double layer of decision-making would only cause an already ponderous organization to seize up.
在北约内部建立所谓欧盟“成分”也并非良策。九十年代人们曾经设想在北约内部建立“欧洲防御成分”也不切合实际。从那时以来，扩大北约“伙伴国家”已经使得欧盟成员发挥特殊集体作用变得更为难以实现。双层决策机制只会让原本已经笨拙的组织限于停顿。