NATO is going to survive

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NATO will survive, as it’s proven capable of adapting, just as it has in the past, former Deputy Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Jim Townsend says.

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00:00Something you touched on a little bit earlier, but I just want to get more from you on that.

00:05NATO has never encountered such an overhaul of global alliances.

00:10Is the world's most powerful military alliance able to transform and survive?

00:17You know, NATO has really proven, since the end of the Cold War particularly,

00:22that it can adapt to geopolitical changes.

00:26They certainly adapted after the Cold War ended during the 1990s.

00:29As they enlarged NATO, during the time of counterterrorism after 9-11,

00:35NATO was very involved in helping to fight terrorism,

00:39including having missions in Afghanistan and in Iraq.

00:43And now with the rise of Russia and aggressive Putin, they've risen to that challenge

00:49and they've adapted their military strategy to handle the protection and the deterrence,

00:55the protection of allies and the deterrence of Russia.

00:57So it will survive. It will absolutely survive.

01:01And I think a lot depends on what the U.S. will do, how engaged the U.S. will be.

01:11But regardless, NATO will be around and NATO will be able to adapt itself.

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