This has created a unique window of opportunity to make our case. In the last 18 months Europe has made more progress on ESDI than in 18 years before. This momentum must be maintained. The support of Turkey, Norway, or Poland for an EU-led operation is as important politically as it could be militarily, and the other NATO partners must not be forgotten. Focus on capabilities, not just on institutions.
Institutional changes are faster and certainly cheaper to implement than capabilities.
You looked at the ambitions, the capabilities, and at the economic and transatlantic prerequisites for success. But sometimes we can't escape making predictions. So predictions are dangerous. But I would nevertheless suggest at least a few ideas about the shape of Europe, of NATO, and of the transatlantic link as I see them in the years ahead. Let us take the view of, say, just 5 years ahead.