The current NATO ministerial in Brussels is taking place at a time when rhetoric and reality on the future of the alliance remain disconnected. U.S. and NATO leaders have been issuing condemnations of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and warnings not to try to intimidate the alliance members along the northeastern flank; the conclusions they have drawn about the sanctity of NATO’s border should be reassuring. For instance, speaking in Berlin on June 22, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter noted that “as Russia aggressively modernizes its military capabilities, it also actively seeks to undermine NATO.” Carter underscored that, while America …read more
Source: The American Interest
