List of NATO articles
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French President Emmanuel Macron, followed by French Armies Minister Sebastien Lecornu (2nd R), walks past a Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, on Jan. 20. Europe Doesn’t Need the United States Anymore
Until EU leaders accept that the continent can stand on its own feet and Americans give up the role of global police, dependency on Washington will continue.
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Erdogan is seen walking in front of a blue screen of the NATO flag. Turkey’s Still Got Beef With NATO Aspirants
With Sweden’s bid stalled, Finland may decide to go at it alone.
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Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar chairs a meeting in Ankara, Turkey on Nov. 21, 2022. Turkey’s Problem Isn’t Sweden. It’s the United States.
Erdogan has focused on Stockholm’s stance toward Kurdish exile groups, but Ankara’s real demand is the end of U.S. support for Kurds in Syria.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is interviewed by French television host Caroline Roux in Paris on Oct. 12, 2022. Europe Needs a Strategy for Russia After Putin
Competing ideas about the end state of the war are striving for dominance.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 8, 2022. Is Turkey a Crucial or Corrosive NATO Ally?
Erdogan’s foot-dragging on Sweden and Finland is causing headaches for Western leaders.
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Ukrainian soldiers load a truck with a U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile on its delivery. The Arsenal of Democracy Is Back in Business
Proposed U.S. arms sales to NATO almost doubled this past year as Russia’s aggression spooked the continent.
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A Ukrainian national flag waves while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, Ukraine, on March 25. The Invasion That Changed Everything
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 stunned the world and upended global politics.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference at the NATO summit in Madrid. Turkey Is NATO’s Pivot Point Over Ukraine
Erdogan is trying to strike a balance of being pro-Ukraine but not anti-Russia.
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Polish, Swedish, Finnish, and NATO flags are set up. NATO’s Nordic Expansion Stuck at Turkish Roadblock
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not quite to the Finnish line on NATO membership.
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A person in Taipei, Taiwan, holds a sign protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 6 Wrong Lessons for Taiwan From the War in Ukraine
A potential Asian war would look very different.
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A military aide carries the "nuclear football," which contains launch codes for nuclear weapons, while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 3. Why NATO Needs to Plan for Nuclear War
As the alliance meets this week, leaders must discuss how they will react if Russia uses weapons of mass destruction.
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A fighter in a territorial defense unit, supporting the regular Ukrainian army, holds a Kalashnikov rifle decorated with a Ukrainian flag ribbon during a combat training exercise near Bucha, Ukraine, on June 17. Ukraine Wants to Be NATO’s Friend—With Benefits
Spearheaded by a former NATO chief, the Kyiv Security Compact would put Western security guarantees in writing—but it might be too much for Washington to stomach.
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A man takes away a rainbow flag in Moscow. LGBTQ Russians Were Putin’s First Target in His War on the West
In Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mind, the war in Ukraine and his decadelong assault on LGBTQ rights are two sides of the same coin.
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Russian and Belarusian troops take part in joint military exercises. Russia’s Stripped Its Western Borders to Feed the Fight in Ukraine
But Finland and the Baltic states are still leery of Moscow’s long-term designs.
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Tanks in the German armed forces participate in military exercises near Bergen, Germany, on Oct. 14, 2016. Baltic States Wanted German Tanks in Ukraine Yesterday
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a new foreign policy. Critics say he has yet to deliver.
