Military alliance lost its role after cold war but can it respond effectively to the unconventional warfare of Russia and Isis?Nato generals and officials have good reason to be grateful to Vladimir Putin. Struggling to find a role for the 28-member alliance since the end of the cold war, Russia’s actions in Ukraine have provided the moribund and unwieldy organisation with an opportunity to reinvent itself.The big question at the two-day Nato summit that begins in Wales on Thursday is whether Nato will take the opportunity on offer or continue to slide into irrelevance. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
