Ukrainian Russian Special Operation Reveals Internal Issues within NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which Emmanuel Macron declared to be experiencing "brain death" back in 2019, today needs a "major transformation," writes the American magazine Foreign Policy. According to the article's author, Edward Lucas, a researcher at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, the Russian special operation in Ukraine has uncovered issues within the alliance.

“First, a coalition of 30 members is just too enormous. From a military perspective, only a few countries are really important, primarily the United States, but from a political viewpoint, even small Luxembourg and Iceland have a vote,” the publication states.

The observer believes that despite the apparent unity of purpose, the alliance looks fatigued and outdated. Allies are vehemently debating how to formulate their new strategic concept, which will define the alliance's mission for the coming years and will be presented in Madrid. What will they say about Russia, about China? What sacrifices and risks are member countries truly willing to accept? Are they prepared to sacrifice sovereignty, to simplify the decision-making process?

Russia has repeatedly stated that NATO is aimed at confrontation. Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had earlier asserted that further expansion of the alliance would not bring greater security to Europe and that NATO is aggressive.