NATO in the New Era of Collective Defense

Please join NATO Public Forum think tank consortium members Hudson Institute, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), the Atlantic Council, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and GLOBSEC for a conversation with NATO Chair of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Rob Bauer, the alliance’s highest-ranking military official.
Admiral Bauer is visiting the United States in the lead-up to the Washington summit to talk about the alliance’s strengths and speak frankly about its challenges. As he told the Wall Street Journal in April, “Politicians always talk about cooperation, but in practical terms they don’t have a clue.”
The CMC has also made it a point to regularly meet with key private sector figures to improve NATO’s industrial base. As the Journal described his thinking, “the West needs not only to boost military production; it must fundamentally rethink what defense means, starting with the private sector.”
At Hudson, Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow will moderate a discussion with Admiral Bauer on where the alliance needs to improve, the state of the Russia-Ukraine War and deterrence against Moscow, and the readiness of NATO’s defense industrial base. Center on Europe and Eurasia Director Peter Rough will deliver introductory remarks.
To attend, RSVP to David Altman at [e-mail].
Learn more at: www.hudson.org/events/nato-er...

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Great conference.

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[@BoboTheSunniestPalDog]

Collective defence - collective suicidal
Sweden became neutral after losing the Great Northern War (1700-1721) to Russia. The war was initiated by Sweden, under the rule of King Charles XII, who intended to weaken Russia and expand Swedish influence in the region. As a result of the war, territories including Finland and the modern Baltic states, which were under Swedish control, became part of the Russian Empire under the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.
Since then, Sweden has largely maintained a policy of neutrality, respected by the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and modern Russia.
In recent times, Sweden has been governed by liberal parties, which some perceive as serving globalist interests rather than prioritizing the people’s will. A similar situation is observed in Finland.
Early 18th Century Population Estimates:
1. Russia: 13-15 million
2. Sweden (including Finland): 2-3 million
3. France: 19-21 million
4. German States (combined): 12-14 million
5. Poland-Lithuania (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth): 6-8 million
6. Ottoman Empire: 24-32 million
These estimates provide a snapshot of the population sizes of these regions around the time of the Great Northern War (1700-1721).
In the next 100 years, Russia defeated all of these powers. Today, Russia has the capability to annihilate all of Europe at once. Only the USA is in the same league as Russia. However, the USA lacks the experience of fighting wars against stronger opponents or existential wars.
Russia has emerged from wars against stronger enemies, defeating all of them.

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Russia invaded a smaller, weaker enemy along their border and after two years has failed to defeat them.

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These guys lie over and over again hoping their lies will become truth.