NATO gathering looking for unity amid global threats and a Trump return to the White House.
Marking the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), this year’s NATO’s summit in Washington, DC, is addressing a more challenging world. At NATO’s inception, the world had experienced a catastrophic war that claimed between 35 and 60 million lives and destroyed countless villages, towns, and cities, changing the landscape of Europe. The alliance was brought into being to ensure such carnage never happened again.
NATO Summit Opens With High Aspirations
During the opening program at Mellon Auditorium, the location of the original signing of the Washington Treaty establishing the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and President Joe Biden lauded the resilience of the organization. However,…