Over the weekend Donald Trump called NATO obsolete. In this regard his views appear eerily like to Vladimir Putin's. It's almost equally if the President-elect's unusual policy was designed to Make Russian Federation Great Again.
Since 1949 NATO has been working to foreclose conflicts roughly the globe through political diplomacy in addition to through military machine operations. It was established afterward World War II equally an alliance of European in addition to North American countries. Its aim was to safeguard the fellow member countries past times agreeing to a policy of usual defense. It was too patently intended equally a safeguard against the Soviet policy of expansionism.
Under Vladimir Putin Russian Federation is ane time once to a greater extent than operating an aggressive expansionist unusual policy. This has led to the Russian invasions of both Georgia in addition to Ukraine. Russian Federation has too sought to undermine NATO in addition to to destabilize relations betwixt the USA in addition to European countries. Policies that Donald Trump incredibly seems non bad to support.
To farther these aims Russian Federation has expanded its military machine capabilities from the Arctic downward to Syria. It has increased its anti-access expanse denial (A2AD) capabilities inwards lodge to choke inwards to a greater extent than hard for NATO to protect eastern European countries. You tin run across how Russian Federation is expanding its military machine presence inwards Missile Threat's Russia – NATO A2AD Environment interactive map.
The map shows both NATO's in addition to Russia's military machine defence operations. The map too shows how NATO is far from 'obsolete'. In fact it seems to a greater extent than of import instantly than at whatever fourth dimension since the collapse of the Soviet bloc.
If y'all desire to larn to a greater extent than close the role of NATO thence y'all should persuasion 'NATO on the Map'. 'NATO's interactive map NATO on the Map too helps to explicate how the arrangement functions in addition to how & where it operates roughly the world. NATO on the Map allows y'all to persuasion which countries belong to the alliance, which countries it plant inwards partnership amongst in addition to its influence on global peacekeeping.
The map allows y'all to persuasion the locations of NATO's civilian headquarters, military machine commands in addition to headquarters roughly the world. It too shows examples of where NATO has sought to "project stability inwards its neighbourhood in addition to beyond." Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 'Security Challenges' layer shows some of the acquaint global threats to peace in addition to safety that NATO in addition to its partners currently faces across the globe.
The map includes 2 primary map views a Google Maps aerial persuasion in addition to a Cesium powered 3D view.
