In response to criticism that Kosovo showed, yet again, Europe's inability or unwillingness to take care of regional security threats, French President Chirac and UK Prime Minister Blair have proposed the creation of a European peacekeeping force which would act without direct American participation. Recent Office of Research polls among publics in Britain, France, Germany and Italy show that ... read morepost-Kosovo support for NATO is solid, but views differ over the proper relationship between NATO and the EU in the security arena. While EU leaders may clash over whether a European defense force should be an integral part of or separate from NATO structures, these four publics agree that such a unified European force should remain within NATO.
United States. Department of State. Office of Research. Kosovo Conflict Reinforces West European Support for NATO. By Dina Smeltz, Janice Bell and Nancy Mendrala. Washington, D.C.: December 6, 1999. (Opinion Analysis M-225-99). National Archives Identifier: 5708099 & 7710685.