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Nate is a common nickname for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which is the central pillar of the security policy held by the Netherlands as described in [1], [2], [3], and [4].

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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu European Council on Foreign Relations 4 facts

claimDutch officials believe European strategic autonomy initiatives should focus on Europe's neighbourhood and potentially sub-Saharan Africa, while reserving territorial defence as a task for NATO.

claimThe Netherlands delegates nuclear deterrence to NATO and views European strategic autonomy as useful only for post-conflict stabilisation and crisis management in Europe’s neighbourhood.

perspectiveThe Netherlands maintains that NATO should remain the cornerstone of Dutch and European security, and that the pursuit of European strategic autonomy must not weaken NATO or delink European security from American security.

claimThe Netherlands views European strategic autonomy initiatives as opportunities to assist NATO in areas where the alliance has fewer capabilities or less experience, such as counter-terrorism and civilian border patrol.