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http://select.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/opinion/27friedman.html?pagewanted=print

What should NATO and the Atlantic alliance do now that the “red threat” is gone? According to Friedman, it should focus on “energy and all its challenges.” As he notes:

“After all, nothing is a bigger threat today to the Western way of life and quality of life than the combination of climate change, pollution, species loss, and Islamist radicalism and petro-authoritarianism – all fueled by our energy addictions. And no solution is possible to these problems without concerted government actions to reduce emissions, to inspire green innovation and to shift from oil to renewable power.”