with its "strong trans-Atlantic ties" ? I dunno and the question is somewhat rhetorical.

The question is what the US will do with its future. Will it continue to intervene in many areas (not all military) throughout the World; or will it adopt a more non-interventionist model (e.g., that of the traditional Guardians as described by Brian Linn in Echo of Battle) ?

I dunno the answer to that question either; but when I hear someone like Glenn Beck (as just one example) say he's tired of us being the "policeman of the World", I'd suspect that change is in the wind.

So, perhaps, IISS may be on the same track as future US policy. If so, a lot of other nations will be re-thinking their own national security programs.

Regards

Mike