Meetings to celebrate the 70th anniversary of NATO have been marred by infighting, public jabs and disagreements. Is the international alliance on the brink of collapse?
Leaders of some of the world’s most powerful countries gathered in the U.K. for the 70th anniversary of NATO, an alliance between European and North American nations that has been a major driver of international decision-making since the middle of the 20th century.
This year’s meeting comes at a time when NATO is facing deep divisions among its most powerful leaders about the what the group's core mission should be, how it should respond to threats and concerns that key countries are no longer committed to the alliance. Disagreements within NATO are nothing new, but some observers see the current tension among its most prominent members as a sign that the organization is coming apart at the seams.
The military arm of NATO is as strong as ever“There are two NATOs. There’s the slick military machine that plans, trains and coordinates to adapt to new security threats to Europe and North America. And there’s the political alliance that depends on the unity and resolve of leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. The first, let’s call it NATO 1, is doing relatively well.” — Paul Taylor, Politico
A change in NATO’s membership could solidify the alliance“NATO has to change. Specifically, Turkey has got to go, and it should be replaced by Georgia and Ukraine.” — Dylan Meisner, Washington ExaminerNATO is functionally over“The Atlantic alliance as we know it is dead.
The alliance has been facing a slow death for decades“Sooner or later, even in diplomacy, reality sweeps even the most imposing shams aside. NATO is not a sham — yet. It is still a valuable institution honoring an important purpose. … But without a change of heart on the part of its most important members, the outlook for NATO is poor.” — Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal
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