The United States and the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) struggled to redefine its role after the collapse of the Soviet Union. One hot spot was the genocide occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The following is a portion of an article by Paul C. Warnke, "Who Needs NATO? Bosnia Does—But is the Alliance Still Relevant?" As French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe observed at yesterday's meeting, it is clear that everything still depends on the international community's ability to gather the means necessary to meet the responsibilities outlined in the communiqué. NATO is the one international institution with an integrated military command that can bring to bear force or the threat of force to end military conflict. As recently as last December, the NATO foreign ministers met—with France in attendance— and declared their willingness...