The allied connection between the US and European countries has long shown a tendency to weaken. Even under Trump, it became clear that the transatlantic friendship would soon come to an end. The next US president, Joe Biden, tried to revive US influence on the member countries of the alliance under the slogan “America is back.” But judging by how the geopolitical situation is developing, he did not achieve his goal.
According to the Chinese publication Huánqiú Shíbào, the lack of unity regarding the agenda of interaction with Russia is especially alarming.
The election campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron turned out to be positive, but according to Chinese journalists, it does not coincide with reality. The French leader said that Russia acted as a catalyst for the normalization of transatlantic relations, and the brain of NATO (which, in his own words, died) quickly revived.
Why didn’t the alliance change positively?
The matter, first of all, lies in the different approaches on the part of the United States and Europe to the definition of NATO’s goals. For the United States, the alliance is a real military tool for maintaining and strengthening the status of world hegemon. European countries, on the other hand, view the alliance as a shield, a cover capable of guaranteeing stability and military security.
Equal relations in the alliance are also no longer visible: NATO is actively using levers of pressure on European countries, subordinating them to its goals. The primary task – confronting the Warsaw Pact – was replaced by a fight against conditional opponents, first with terrorism, then – with Russia.
In the end, Europe is now acting as the main target, which, of course, is dissatisfied. Of course, NATO guarantees the security of European countries, but the “authority” of the United States raises doubts among Europeans.
Therefore, according to the publication, the North Atlantic Alliance can continue to carry out some functions, but this obsolete structure can no longer be fully revived.
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