European Security: the Impossible Status Quo, by Jean-Marie Guéhenno Despite tbeir importance, events in Russia will not upset the European security architecture. The only two determining factors are the évolution of European construction and the United States. On the one hand the Union cannot maintain indefinetely the present ambiguity of reserving the possibility of future integration without really putting it into motion. On the other hand America will either continue to withdraw its forces, thus eventually undermining NATO security guarantees or will maintain its presence. This second option should however he the resuit of a substantial tightening of Euro-American relations. There are four possible scenarios which may result from differ...