The North Atlantic alliance is a 20th-century institution that has adapted to 21st-century threats.
Republicans in Milwaukee over the past week embraced isolationist candidates for president and vice president, forcing a stunning ideological inward turn for the party in less than a decade. Should the GOP ticket prevail, it could upend the world order that the United States built and under which it has prospered, starting with NATO.
Yet, just the week before, NATO had proved it is a 20th century institution that has adapted to 21st century threats, displaying a clear sense of purpose and mission at its 75th anniversary summit in D.C. The bloc’s 32 leaders squarely addressed the Russia threat, vowed to defend Ukraine and called out China’s underhanded assistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s devastating war. It probably won’t be the last time — and it shouldn’t be.
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