NATO Splits Reveal Alliance is Redundant
7th December 2019
If the NATO summit this week marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation in 1949 was meant to be a resounding celebration, it backfired spectacularly, more as a resounding farce. Amid all the pomp and ceremony afforded by an official reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the British Queen, the two-day gathering descended into squabbling, sneering and back-stabbing.
For an organization that declares its mission to be about “maintaining peace and security”, the infighting between NATO leaders showed an organization virtually at war with itself.
The reason for NATO expired with the old Soviet Union. In any case, there is no longer any excuse for including Turkey in a “North Atlantic” treaty organization.