NATO Role and Membership

The cluster focuses on debates about NATO's purpose as a defensive alliance, membership eligibility, Article 5 collective defense, and threats to member countries, particularly referencing Russia and the Baltics.

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dzhiurgis Jun 27, 2024 View on HN

You do know NATO is a defence alliance, right?

selectodude Mar 2, 2022 View on HN

Do those have something to do with joining NATO?

ClumsyPilot Mar 14, 2024 View on HN

Isn't that like the whole point of NATO?

exabrial Jul 16, 2017 View on HN

Why are they a NATO country again

ta1243 Apr 4, 2023 View on HN

You talking about NATO specifically or America?

cryoshon Oct 19, 2018 View on HN

which nato members are you speaking of? and, do they face any credible threat?

azangru Jan 24, 2022 View on HN

> Because of a thing called NATO, look it upThat doesn't explain it. Is any of the NATO countries under threat?

NicoJuicy Mar 9, 2022 View on HN

Countries prefer NATO, because of a malicious actor/bully at the door.

dpark Apr 25, 2016 View on HN

What does NATO have to do with anything?

DaftDank Feb 23, 2022 View on HN

It does not seem unusual that an organization (NATO) created solely to defend/protect against one particular country would not allow that country to join forces with them.