Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the media during the Nato foreign ministers’ meeting at the US State Department in Washington on April 4. China-Nato relations don’t have to be hostile. The relationship can be business-like, if not mature. Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
Nato’s big challenge is not China, but how to keep the transatlantic alliance alive
- A military alliance is possible precisely because America has been willing to provide a security umbrella to others who could not or would not do it for themselves
- Making an enemy of China, which would keep the alliance strong, would only push it towards even closer relations with Russia
Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the media during the Nato foreign ministers’ meeting at the US State Department in Washington on April 4. China-Nato relations don’t have to be hostile. The relationship can be business-like, if not mature. Photo: Reuters