Europe is staring down the barrel of a stark new reality where the United States being the backbone of NATO – the alliance ...

President Donald Trump cast doubt Thursday on NATO’s commitment to defend the U.S. if attacked, despite the alliance’s ...

Advertisement Advertisement Trump’s comments denigrating NATO, which was formed to counter Soviet aggression during the Cold ...

Ukraine has made membership in NATO a key strategic aim ... under U.S. protection against the Soviet Union, which during the Cold War was cementing its domination over Central and Eastern Europe ...

The president has discussed possibly favoring members of the alliance that spend a set percentage of their GDP on defense, ...

The U.S. was one of 12 nations that formed NATO following World War II to counter the threat posed by the Soviet Union to Western European during the Cold War. Its membership has since grown to 32 ...

As some Republican lawmakers push for the US to leave NATO, questions arise about the alliance's role, history, and impact on ...