The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the most successful military alliance in history, is stronger than it’s ever been. Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine made NATO’s continuing purpose and value crystal clear, and the organization brought in able new members Finland and Sweden.
And while Russia is steadily losing soldiers, weapons and its longer-term economic resilience, it is Ukraine, not NATO, that is absorbing Russia’s blows.
The question is deceptively simple: Could NATO continue to exist without a clear and credible American commitment? During ceremonies earlier this month to celebrate the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding, Stoltenberg proposed a $100-billion, five-year fund for Ukraine that would not depend on the outcome of America’s November election.
First, a stronger role for the commission in defense and industrial policy will take time to design and implement. During that complicated process, it will meet opposition from national policymakers who don’t want to surrender control of these policies. That’s especially true for members most concerned that France, the longtime advocate of collective European defense and the only current EU member with nuclear weapons, will have most power to set European security policy.
Beyond the November US election, there’s a longer-term question to consider.
The Philippine experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has become a rich source of learning for the Department of Health in responding to global public health crises.
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