1999: VICTORY WITHOUT WAR EUROPE: STRATEGIC JEWEL OF OUR ALLIES FINAL EDITION, C

• Published in: Chicago tribune (1963)
• Main Author: Richard Nixon From the forthcoming book, "1999: Victory without War," by Richard M Nixon To be published by Simon and Schuster Inc Copyright 1988 by East-West Research Inc Distributed by Los Angeles Times Syndicate
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 20.03.1988
• ISSN: 1085-6706

In the years beyond 1999, the balance of power in the world will reflect less and less the dominance of the United States and the Soviet Union and more and more the rising importance of three other global geopolitical giants: Western Europe, Japan and China. . . There are those who would contest that view in the case of Western Europe. They do not believe that NATO matters anymore. They sum up the shift in world power by describing the 19th Century as the century of Europe, the 20th as the American century, and the 21st as the Pacific century. They argue that Europe is finished as a major factor in world affairs. . . Thus, for the United States, Western Europe continues to be the single most strategic piece of territory in the world. It contains over a quarter of the world's economic power and represents the forward line of defense against the Soviet Union. Yet, a profound crisis today threatens the future of the Atlantic Alliance. . .