NATO
A Cold War military alliance, undergirded by U.S. nuclear weapons and conventional military power
75 years after its founding and more than three decades since the Soviet Union collapsed, the NATO alliance now includes 32 members and shares a 1,600-mile strategic border with Russia. As the war in Ukraine rages, new questions are emerging about the United States’ leadership of the alliance and the possibility of European strategic autonomy. Analysis by Defense Priorities experts seeks to explain the broader implications of the continuing U.S. role in NATO.
