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In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not part of the military alliance, are gaining prominence as Russia ...
Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states. Three more members joined between 1952 and 1955, and a fourth joined in 1982. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [1]
Several commentators have foreseen a potential role for China as a key mediator in the conflict. Érick Duchesne of the Université Laval has argued that "strategic ambiguity on the part of China could have a beneficial effect and help untie the Gordian knot of the crisis" and that it would be a "a serious mistake" for NATO countries to oppose ...
China claims that it takes a neutral position on the conflict, blaming the U.S. and NATO for provoking the invasion by ignoring Russia’s concerns about the alliance’s expansion.
A potential superpower is a sovereign state or other polity that is speculated to be or have the potential to become a superpower; a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale through economic, military, technological, political, or cultural means.
Many of America's NATO allies would be hard-pressed to defend themselves, and one another, against a determined Russian assault, let alone project power in Asia. Opinion: Europe and NATO can't ...
A middle power is a state that is not a superpower or a great power, but still exerts influence and plays a significant role in international relations.These countries often possess certain capabilities, such as strong economies, advanced technologies, and diplomatic influence, that allow them to have a voice in global affairs.
Nato does not have an army of its own, but member countries can take collective military action in response to crises. For instance, it supported the UN by intervening in the war in the former ...