NATO
A Cold War military alliance, undergirded by U.S. nuclear weapons and conventional military power
75 years after its founding and more than three decades since the Soviet Union collapsed, the NATO alliance now includes 32 members and shares a 1,600-mile strategic border with Russia. As the war in Ukraine grinds on, critical questions persist about the U.S. role in the alliance, shifting burdens, and the importance of European strategic autonomy.
