NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur
Ted Galen Carpenter and Rajan Menon argue that NATO is obsolete and dangerous, citing internal crises like the Turkey-Syria conflict, widespread European neutrality sentiment, and the strategic blunder of expanding NATO summaryNATO is in crisis due to rising authoritarianism among members (Turkey, Hungary, Poland) and acute policy disagreements over Iran and Russia, rather than just burden-sharing.takeawayNATO expansion is identified as the primary cause of deteriorated US-Russia relations, with former officials like Robert Gates admitting it was mismanaged and provocative.takeaway














