冷战结束后,经过两轮大规模东扩,北约成员的数量也由此猛增至26个,军事实力和国际影响力之强达到了前所未有的地步。目前,北约开始将未来发展的重点放到机构转型上,以求能适应“9.11”事件后全新的国际安全形势的需求,成为一支势力遍布全球,并能对世界各国安全形势产生举足轻重影响的政治、军事集团。 After the Cold War ended, after two rounds of large-scale eastward expansion, the number of NATO members soared to 26 and the strength of military and international influence reached unprecedented levels. At present, NATO has begun to focus its future development on the restructuring of its institutions so as to be able to meet the demand of a completely new international security situation after the “9.11” incident and to become a force all over the world and a pivotal one for the security situation in all countries of the world Impact of the political and military groups.