NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty, signed on April 4, 1949, created the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a collective defense alliance formed to deter Soviet expansion and promote stability in Europe after World War II. Twelve founding nations-Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy,…

The North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1949, established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a political and military alliance aimed at collective defense and the preservation of peace in the North Atlantic area. The treaty binds its member states to mutual…

<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">The “conversion” of Arthur Vandenberg, told by a former Secretary of State, his sometime adversary but also his friend</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">It was born of a slew of compromises, which may be the secret of its survival in a vastly changed world.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee explains why it has always frustrated presidents, and why it doesn’t have to.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Why a 200-year-old decoration offers evidence in the controversy surrounding the Hiroshima bombing.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Why the UN was in trouble from the start</span></p>