NATO members themselves also have much more flexibility to draw on NATO’s collective assets. Even skeptics of NATO expansion and operations like the intervention in Libya now recognize that joint operations by member countries, operating under a UN mandate and in conjunction with regional partners, is likely to be a model for the future.
北约成员国自身也能更灵活地运用北约的集体资产。即使是对北约东扩和利比亚干预行动持怀疑态度的人现在也意识到，在联合国授权下与区域伙伴一同采取的联合行动很可能在未来成为一种模式。正如布什总统国家安全顾问斯考克罗夫特将军不久前所说的那样，“联合国宪章”最初设想由一支常设军事力量来执行安理会决议，这样的愿景有可能借助北约伙伴模式最终变成现实。