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In the medium-term, and as witnessed during the recent operation in Libya, there may not be any dramatic change regarding the impact and shape of the Common Security and Defence Policy. For now, the CSDP and NATO are still compatible because the CSDP's initial goals are still unfulfilled; but in the future, how its relationship with NATO will evolve is uncertain. Libya led Europeans a little further, but much remains to be done to turn Europe into a single, effective and efficient actor in the field of defense.