NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was born out of the need to strengthen the capacity of a war-devastated Europe in order to defend itself against and deter a Soviet Union which was rapidly consolidating itself under communism and strengthening its military power. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, NATO’s primary objective was accomplished without having recourse to any military operation. Today, with no easily defined enemy, NATO is …showed first 75 words of 2413 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2413 total…al-Qaeda and the Taliban and to pressure other regimes that harbor terrorists. Now, having Russia as an ally of NATO instead of being an independent coalition member to America in the war against terrorism and future operations in the Middle East will significantly help to level the military capabilities of the European allies when compared to the United States. NATO will help Russia become part of the European and global political, security and economic structures.