When leaders of the military pact’s member states pontificate about its invaluable role in defending democracy, you can almost hear history guffawing in the background, writes John Wight.
NATO SUMMIT: Not a Shield But a Bloodied Sword
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NATO SUMMIT: Alliance Emissions Fuel Climate Breakdown
The only winners from the military alliance’s spending policy are weapons manufacturers, concludes a briefing authored by the Transnational Institute and several nonprofits.
NATO SUMMIT: Alliance’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War
A hostile military alliance, now including even Sweden and Finland, is at the very borders of Russia. Chris Wright asks how Russian leaders are supposed to react to this as the NATO summit kicked off in Washington.
75 Years of NATO = 75 Years of Denial
German parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen says for NATO, denial of its true nature is part of the essence of the organization.
SCOTT RITTER: ‘My Life’s Work Melting Before My Eyes’
As was the case in June 1982, people of the United States need to send a collective signal that they will not tolerate policies that lead toward nuclear war.
NATO’s War Summit in Washington
NATO leaders should conduct a clear-eyed review of how the organization that claims to be a force for peace keeps escalating unwinnable wars and leaving countries in ruins, say Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Vijay Prashad: No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
The NATO escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the growing conflict around China are more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Russia’s Fifth Offer to Negotiate With US on Ukraine
The neocon approach to Russia, delusional and hubristic from the start, lies in ruins, writes Jeffrey Sachs. Biden must work with Putin to bring peace.
NATO’s Pacific War Games
One-third of the countries joining RIMPAC’s maneuvers in the Pacific this summer are not from Asia and the Pacific, says Ann Wright. They are from Europe and are all members of NATO.
Caitlin Johnstone: Escalating Brinkmanship
The U.S. and NATO are playing chicken with Russia over Ukraine and nobody’s got a foot anywhere near the brake pedal. They’re not even looking at it.