West German Chancellor Willy Brandt receives the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, for his work furthering d tente between East and West. The Atlantic Alliance has two main functions. In this climate the Alliance can carry out its second function, to pursue the search for progress towards a more stable relationship in which the underlying political issues can be solved. Military security and a policy of d tente are not contradictory but complementary.
Collective defence is a stabilising factor in world politics.
It is the necessary condition for effective policies directed towards a greater relaxation of tensions. The way to peace and stability in Europe rests in particular on the use of the Alliance constructively in the interest of d tente.