NATO'S AFTERLIFE.

Asserts that the importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has diminished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Control exerted by the U.S. over NATO; Need of the European countries to support the NATO and depend on the U.S. during the Cold War years; Efforts of European countries to assert their military independence from the U.S. after the Cold War; Reluctance of the U.S. to let go of its influence over the Europeans.