Beyond the changes in France and the US, the decisive factor behind the possible reinvention of NATO is the transformation of the international system itself. Aside from the explosive situation in the Middle East and the threat of Islamist terrorism, the West is now confronted with the rise of Asia, the return of a more assertive Russia, and new energy and environmental challenges.
在法国和美国的变化之外，重塑北约的可能性背后还有一个决定性因素，那就是国际体系本身的变化。除了中东一触即发的局势和伊斯兰恐怖主义的威胁，西方现在还面临着亚洲的崛起、一个更为自负的俄罗斯和新的能源及环境挑战。