List of NATO articles
![People in tiered levels of a convention center work at computers near a large banner that reads "Make American Great Once Again."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rnc-2024-milwaukee-gop-trump-GettyImages-2162446456.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
‘Our Last-Ditch Pitch’: Nervous U.S. Allies Put Boots on Ground at RNC
Europe’s diplomatic heavyweights are flocking to Milwaukee to court Trump’s party.
![A satirical float shows European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the annual carnival parade in Mainz, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/russia-eu-nato-GettyImages-1467908496-e1721046457249.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
For Putin, the EU Is a Bigger Threat Than NATO
The Kremlin fears the EU’s ability to spur deep political change.
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and others listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the closing ceremony of the NATO summit in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Biden-zelensky-nato-GettyImages-2161052242.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Biden Press Conference Overshadowed End of NATO Summit
The president’s remarks on foreign policy became a Rorschach test for allies and experts.
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before the start of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ukraine-nato-GettyImages-2160991112.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO Is Helping Ukraine to Fight—but Not to Win
The Washington summit was heavy on promises but light on plans.
![Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin walk in front of a large crowd.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nato-xi-putin-russia-china-GettyImages-2152786411.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Can NATO Really Cut Off China?
It’s unlikely that the alliance can fully prevent Chinese companies from fueling Russia’s war machine.
![U.S. President Joe Biden (left) listens to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (right) speak during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NATO-ANNIVERSARY-GettyImages-2160862779.png?w=800?quality=90)
How to Sell NATO to Gen Z
Here are some relationship tips for the 75-year-old alliance.
![Bands that wrap the bottom of artillery shells made for the U.S. military and used by Ukraine in its war against Russia are pictured at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on April 16.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NATO-Russia-arms-race-defense-industry-NATO-summit-GettyImages-2147867995.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO’s Arms Race Against Russia Heats Up
Alliance leaders look to shake awake long dormant defense industrial bases.
![Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair answers questions from journalists at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 14.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2002538371-e1720631339338.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Is Canada Free-Riding on Defense?
Defense Minister Bill Blair responds to criticism of Ottawa’s “shameful” contributions to NATO.
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Biden-elections-GettyImages-2160792398.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
What Is the True Cost of a Diminished Biden?
The U.S. president has always been a gaffe machine. But no one understands foreign policy better.
![NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after holding a joint media briefing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1461032921.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO Wants to Plant Its Flag in Asia
But not everyone is on board with the plan.
![Soldiers stand in front of military vehicles parked on the grass. A row of flags fronted by a NATO flag is at right.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nato-russia-article-5-GettyImages-1241758892.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
NATO Wants Everyone to Help Deter Russia
Every country needs a plan to keep calm and carry on in the event of a Russian attack.
![Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden walking side-by-side with the Ukrainian and U.S. flag in the background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/zelensky-biden-security-pact-GettyImages-2156793340-2.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
How to Make the U.S.-Ukraine Security Pact Stick
The White House and Congress need to start talking.
![Groundskeepers prepare the baseball field before NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington, D.C. on July 8.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NATO-Summit-Washington-Putin-Russia-Trump-Europe-GettyImages-2160612041.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
What to Watch for at NATO’s 75th Birthday Bash
Allies are bickering about whether to give Ukraine a path into NATO and worried about Biden’s fitness for office.
![NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a joint press conference in Kyiv on April 29.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/zelesnky-stoltenberg-nato-GettyImages-2150169058.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Ukraine’s Opportunity at the NATO Summit
To secure victory, the alliance must now capitalize on progress made by the G-7.
![Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rutte-nato-GettyImages-2147877407.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
Does NATO Have a Future?
As the alliance’s leaders gather in Washington, the prospect of a second Trump administration looms large.