NATO Is Preparing for Cold War II, While Trying to Avoid World War III
The meetings between President Joe Biden and the leaders of the Western alliance in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday made two things strikingly clear.
First, the post-Cold War era ended on February 24, when Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, and the new strategic imperative for the member states of NATO is adapting to the new realities of a second Cold War.
Next, the leaders of the alliance, displaying great unity and resolve, wish to provide whatever support they can to Ukraine that does not threaten to escalate the current conflict into a third World War.