Karl-Heinz Kamp, Carnegie Europe (Belgium)
NATO is unlikely to immediately follow the U.S. shift to Asia. The alliance cannot become a serious player in Asia, as only a few of its members have the economic range or the military capabilities to act thousands of miles away from their own territory. (...) NATO (...) has a role to play in the Asia-Pacific - not by becoming the world’s policeman or initiating defense planning for any Asian theater, but by putting the region on its radar screen and acting in the overall interests of the alliance.