Visiting Researcher Henrik Larsen writes about NATO's recent intervention in Libya, which marked the first time in history that the Alliance engaged in regime change. In a policy brief for the Danish Institute for International Studies, Larsen emphasizes the fact that NATO is overstepping its original security mandate by assuming a more political role in the new world order. Larsen predicts that the escalation to regime change may push other great powers to reconsider their strategic partnerships with NATO going forward.