SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEWS — Because the North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) marks its seventy fifth anniversary, additionally it is marking what’s arguably an important second in its historical past. At its 40-year mark, in 1989, the alliance had a seminal second because the nations of the Soviet Bloc erupted in revolution, after which once more two years later, when NATO’s sworn enemy, the Soviet Union, ceased to exist. However the finish of the Chilly Warfare was the end result of a decades-long battle, received ultimately with out an precise conflict; at present the alliance is going through extra quick and virtually each day checks within the coronary heart of Europe.
NATO shocked many observers, inside and outdoors the alliance, with its spirited and unified opposition to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Now, within the conflict’s third 12 months, profound questions have surfaced about Ukraine’s destiny and the chance that Vladimir Putin may not cease his aggression in Ukraine. That latter worry has prompted different questions for NATO: Would the armies and citizenry of the U.S. and Western Europe go to battle for the so-called frontline states of NATO at present – Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and others?
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