The history of NATO is a powerful reflection of how international alliances shape global security. Founded in 1949 after WWII ...

The U.S. push for increased defense spending from its Asian allies mirrors the Cold War-era experience of NATO, where U.S. pressure led to gradual but necessary increases in defense capabilities.

NATO members have pledged to bring defense spending to 5% of GDP, with NATO's chief saying it will be used for a fivefold increase in air defenses.

He said it would take nations “back to the defense expenditure levels of the Cold War.” NATO countries started to cut their military budgets in safer times after the Berlin Wall collapsed in 1989.

Press reports make clear these plans for a catastrophic war with Russia are bound up with preparations for military rule ...