The Case for Dissolving NATO

Article subtitle: 
A Cold War Relic Now Fueling Global Instability
Article author: 
Jeff Carlson & Hans Mahncke
Article publisher: 
Truth Over News
Article date: 
6 March 2025
Article category: 
National News
Medium
Article Body: 

Volodymyr Zelensky’s push for NATO guarantees - or outright NATO intervention in Ukraine - brings the alliance’s fundamental problems into sharp focus. Both paths risk dragging the world straight into World War III, yet they also expose how NATO itself has become a destabilizing force. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 to deter Soviet aggression and secure Western Europe, but the world it was built for no longer exists. Instead of disbanding after achieving its purpose with the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, NATO expanded recklessly, transforming from a defensive coalition into a liability that now threatens global security.

With Article 5 serving as a blank check for U.S. military intervention, NATO’s expansionist ambitions have drawn the West into conflicts that otherwise might have been avoided. The alliance’s presence now spans 32 nations instead of the original 12, entangling the United States in obligations to defend distant countries with little strategic value. Far from guaranteeing peace, NATO’s continued existence has made war—possibly even a global war—more likely...

NATO Mission Ended in 1991

When NATO was established, its purpose was straightforward: to counterbalance Soviet influence in Europe...

But in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The ideological and military threat that had justified NATO’s creation no longer existed. This should have marked the alliance’s natural endpoint. Instead, NATO embarked on a campaign of expansion that defied the very agreements made with Soviet leaders...

Related

SOS Marco Rubio On Zelensky Posturing, Refusal of Ceasefire - video

Keir Starmer's Coalition of the wimpering

Peace President: Trump Halts All Weapon Sales to Ukraine

The roots of Trump's realpolitik

Attitude Adjustment