A New Security Alliance for Asia-Pacific
On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was born, formed in part to deter Soviet expansionism and to establish a North American presence in Europe, in addition to integrating Europe and preventing the rise of militant nationalism.
Although one can certainly debate the relevance of NATO in the world today, elsewhere however, such an allia…
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