European countries should be prepared for US calls to do more to meet the increasing security challenge in Afghanistan. At stake is the relevance of NATO in a world in which the principal security challenges facing Europe are to be found outside the NATO treaty area.
欧洲国家应该准备好美国呼吁它们要采取更多的行动来应对阿富汗面临的日益严峻的安全挑战。如今欧洲安全所面临的挑战来自于北约国家以外的地区，因此，利害攸关的问题是北约的作用。