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This week’s R&D breaks down the future of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Established in 1949 in the early stages of the Cold War, NATO was part of the U.S. containment strategy against the Soviet Union and was meant to deter Soviet aggression toward Western Europe. With the Cold War now over, NATO has struggled to define a new mission for itself. However, recent actions by Russia in the Ukraine may give NATO a renewed sense of purpose in the twenty-first century.
“For the EU’s soft power to be effective, it has to be backed up by NATO’s hard power” http://t.co/NxBpkwFTuR
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) April 22, 2014
WEINROD: Back to the future for NATO – Washington Times: http://t.co/lN2LRKAk3X #NATO
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) April 22, 2014
.@PutinRF_Eng welcomes new @NATO head, says better ties with West possible http://t.co/vxy0YuQndz pic.twitter.com/QjUiNxijg3
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) April 19, 2014
How NATO should respond if Russia moves into eastern Ukraine: http://t.co/lp5Pimnr6Q
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) April 18, 2014
After looking for work for 20 years, NATO has its hands full in Ukraine http://t.co/41rO1XY6Xt
— TIME.com (@TIME) April 18, 2014
Now, @NATO is beefing up its presence in central and eastern Europe, including sending U.S. ground troops to Poland http://t.co/nPUJmYSDmz
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) April 23, 2014
Will Ukraine bring Finland into @NATO? @DmitriTrenin: http://t.co/uYjSu6ZA7z
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) April 22, 2014
What does Russia’s new mode of unconventional warfare mean for NATO? http://t.co/8sD5AJXZCu via @janinedavidson
— CFR (@CFR_org) April 17, 2014
NATO Article 5 –an attack on one is an attack on all– is no longer a credible deterrent http://t.co/GyTvsoDlMo
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 17, 2014
NATO is boosting its Baltic presence in response to Russian moves in Ukraine http://t.co/XCHV7NmngY
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2014
He may see it as Russia’s arch-adversary, but Putin just gave NATO a new lease on life. http://t.co/ZI31zUpLUq pic.twitter.com/QcgoVvKPkj
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) April 4, 2014
If Russia moves into eastern Ukraine, Washington should station permanent forces in the Baltics: http://t.co/dHb6gPJ83L
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) April 19, 2014
What does Russia’s annexation of Crimea mean for the future of NATO? http://t.co/quW41n6I35
— The Economist (@EconEurope) March 26, 2014
What does Ukraine crisis mean for the future of NATO? Ian Brzezinski has interesting take in today’s @washingtonpost: http://t.co/6hyrzVjHDF
— Jared Cohen (@JaredCohen) March 25, 2014