15 December 1995 … NATO remains at the heart of the European security system. Alone among international organizations, it has real military strength, and therefore it alone can provide mutual defense in case of an external threat to any one of the allies. Such a capacity is vital, not least for its potential deterrent effect, even in the absence of […]
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