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“The transatlantic alliance is the strong foundation on which our collective security and our shared prosperity are built.” In a much anticipated speech at the 2021 virtual Munich Security Conference, President Joe Biden praised the transatlantic alliance but also warned it was facing an “inflection point.” Noting that “democratic progress is under assault,” the U.S. president

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies / February 23rd, 2021 NATO headquarters in Brussels (Photo: NATO) The February meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since President Biden took power, revealed an antiquated, 75-year-old alliance that, despite its military failures in Afghanistan and Libya, is now turning its military madness toward two more formidable, nuclear-armed enemies: Russia and China. This theme was emphasized by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in a Washington Postop-ed in advance of the NATO meeting, insisting that “aggr...

Antiwar.com Original The February meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since President Biden took power, revealed an antiquated, 75-year-old alliance that, despite its military failures in Afghanistan and Libya, is now turning its military madness toward two more formidable, nuclear-armed enemies: Russia and China. This theme was emphasized by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in a Washington Post op-ed in advance of the NATO meeting, insisting that “aggressive and coercive behaviors from emboldened strategic competitor...

Despite failures in Afghanistan and Libya, NATO is now eyeing more formidable, nuclear-armed enemies: Russia and China.

The foreign ministers of the UK, France, Germany (the E3), and the USA met in Paris, France on 18 February 2021, following their 5 February meeting.