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If one NATO member attacks another, the alliance’s core legal instrument—Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty—creates a collective-defence obligation, but it does not automatically prescribe how All...
The NATO Unity Protection Act is a bipartisan bill introduced in the 119th Congress that, in its operative language, bars Department of Defense and Department of State funds from being used to blockad...
NATO members are sovereign states that “make collective decisions by consensus,” but the treaty does not strip members of the right to act alone; Article 5 obliges collective response to an armed atta...
A U.S. military attack on Canada would expose NATO’s legal ambiguities and political fractures: the treaty’s collective-defence language obliges allies to assist an attacked member, but NATO has littl...
A move to “Europeanize” NATO command and install a non‑U.S. SACEUR would be as much political as legal: it would require unanimous alliance agreement to rewrite long‑standing practice that ties the SA...
Since 2010 NATO has steadily broadened its interpretation of Article 5 to include cyber and, more recently, space-related harms—while deliberately keeping thresholds vague so that responses remain pol...
Poland formally invoked NATO’s Article 4 on Sept. 10, 2025 after multiple Russian drones entered and some were shot down over Polish territory; Polish officials reported 19 breaches and NATO allies im...
The United States contributes troops and capabilities to NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) to help maintain a safe and secure environment, ensure freedom of movement, and act as a “third responder” after Kos...
The complete PDF of the NATO Unity Protection Act is hosted on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee website and can be downloaded directly at https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/nato_unity_...
Estonia says three Russian MiG‑31 fighters crossed into its airspace near Vaindloo Island on 19 September 2025 and remained inside for about 12 minutes; Tallinn presented radar screenshots and photos ...