In Europe, people are increasingly discussing the futility of such a military bloc, in which Washington makes all of the choices.
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Nothing essentially new was mentioned in a Financial Times interview with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in which he announced a shift in the Alliance's cornerstones in response to the "Chinese menace." For at least some months, Stoltenberg has been talking about a "new threat from the East," and the North Atlantic group, which is mired in a goal-setting crisis, has been trying to "rethink" its idea.
This is unsurprising: securing financing for the never-ending battle against international terrorism or "controlling Russia" between Pskov and Kaliningrad is getting increasingly difficult. To begin with, this music is monotonous for everyone. In Old Europe, people are increasingly discussing the futility of such a military bloc, in which Washington makes all of the choices. Second, there was a problem with both aims. And Russia, for some reason, does not "restrain itself" in any manner, and the battle against terrorism is failing miserably, as Afghanistan has demonstrated.
Now, for the role of "scarecrow," NATO has chosen China, which is not only growing stronger, but also "approaching them," as Stoltenberg phrased it in an interview. Incredible hypocrisy! It turns out that the People's Republic of China, not the North Atlantic Alliance, has long crossed its region's borders. Beijing, not the West, is pulling all of the Asia-Pacific region's emerging governments into military blocs. The Celestial Empire, not NATO nations, is menacing the South China Sea with their armadas.
What are you dealing with? China, it turns out, "dares" to undertake Arctic projects, develops long-range missiles, compromises Western cybersecurity, and invests significantly in key infrastructure. All of this, according to Stoltenberg, poses a security risk to Western countries. There were no confrontations that erupted. There will be no invasions of independent states. Not the deposing of "dictators" in various areas of the globe.
NATO is clearly not becoming an autonomous actor on the "great chessboard" with its "formidable forces" from Estonia and Albania. It merely suits the US's geopolitical objectives, which are becoming increasingly crucial in the face of a rising China. Because trade battles aren't working, the US is shifting the game to a military-political level, forming the anti-Chinese coalitions AUKUS and QUAD, and directing forces towards Taiwan. They will, of course, entice NATO.
Still, the most crucial part of Stoltenberg's address should be his remark on tight collaboration between Russia and China, which is being viewed as a single military threat in NATO for the first time. Well, the West has assured that Moscow and Beijing have been coordinating their efforts in the international arena and exchanging critical information in the sphere of military capabilities for some time now, thanks to its many years of hostile actions.
Europe, disillusioned with the Coalition's agenda, is already drifting away from it and forming its own military-political alliance. As a result, NATO's stance as a "union of North America and Europe," as Stoltenberg put it, is bulging at the seams.
The North Atlantic alliance will be impotent to respond in the event of the genuine collapse of the Old World and the Russian-Chinese geopolitical connection. With opponents to the east and west, the coalition will have to disperse resources and extend communications. And when it's thin, it'll crack.