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Sten Rynning on NATO

Sten Rynning on NATO

NATO has had a tough few years, so we look at its past and future with a new history of the organisation's author.
Sten Rynning

NATO was established in 1949, very much as a bulwark against the Eastern Bloc. Does it still have relevance today? Yes, NATO remains the alliance through which the United States upholds the vision of a Europe “whole and free.” America’s power of extended deterrence...

NATO’s Greatest Achievement

NATO’s Greatest Achievement

NATO's response to the fall of communism has made it the world's most powerful alliance.
Sten Rynning

NATO’s Greatest Achievement Readers may rightly wonder why NATO, so pre-eminent as Europe’s security foundation, is so timid in its response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. To fully grasp this, we need to look back to NATO’s perhaps greatest achievement, namely its...