To what extent is NATO a thing of the past?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO was set up in 1946 and, until 1990, primarily concentrated on European defence against the Warsaw Pact countries. However, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has lost its principle protagonist. So it must be asked, can there really be, as the US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright said, a “new NATO for a new century”. Indeed, she said, at the Brookings Institution, that since the end of the …showed first 75 words of 1677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1677 total…Atlantic Treaty Organisation began building up its”, Time Magazine, October 1994, pp. 30 The official NATO web-page, http://www.NATO.int US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, speaking at a National Issues Forum Q&A Session at the Brookings Institution, “A New NATO for a New Century”, April 6 l999 McCalla, Robert B. “Today's NATO Can Take on New, Far-Reaching Roles,” Capital Times (Madison, WI), (1996): March 26, pp. 7A Hyde-Price, Adrian, “European Security beyond the Cold War” Sage Publications (1991)