Even the Canadians are drawing up plans for how they might respond to a U.S. invasion.

NATO was founded in 1949 to counter the threat posed to European security by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now, some say the credibility of the world's biggest security organization is at ...

NATO has drifted from its original purpose of preventing Soviet expansion in Europe to a moralizing, expansive alliance that ...

What is NATO and what is its purpose? News / Jan 12, 2026 / 03:06 PM EST NATO is an alliance of democratic nations in Europe and North America that support each other through collective defense.