.HayesBrown: Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has ironically given NATO a new reason to exist— and it’s the exact same as the old reason.
for Putin to use NATO as a rhetorical punching bag. But rather than prove the West's weakness, his misguided adventure in Ukraine has inadvertently undercut his arguments about NATO’s being theThe last three decades have provided ample fodder for Putin to use NATO as a rhetorical punching bag.
NATO’s renewed commitment to serve as a shield in Europe doesn’t directly benefit Ukraine in the immediate term. Ukraine remains on the outside looking in,of the alliance. That status makes it unlikely that NATO — which operates on a consensus basis — would risk a full-on war with Russia. That’s how it should be, though. The principle of collective security and defense is inherently responsive, and NATO has drifted far afield from that in the name of justifying its continued existence.
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