In this video I break down the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and explain what it is, what it does, and some of NATO’s criticisms.

Additional Articles and Books to become even more of an expert!

NATO’S Balancing Act by David S. Yost

Wallander, Celeste A. “NATO’s Price: Shape Up or Ship Out.” Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2009, www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2002-11-01/natos-price-shape-or-ship-out. 

Walt, Stephen M. “NATO Isn’t What You Think It Is.” Foreign Policy, 26 July 2018, foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/26/nato-isnt-what-you-think-it-is/. 

Jeff Inglis Politics + Society Editor. “At 70, Is NATO Still Important? 5 Essential Reads.” The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2021, theconversation.com/at-70-is-nato-still-important-5-essential-reads-128267. 

Primary Sources

“NATO / OTAN.” What Is NATO?, www.nato.int/nato-welcome/.

“NATO.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO.

Posen, Barry R. “Trump Aside, What’s the U.S. Role in NATO?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/opinion/trump-aside-whats-the-us-role-in-nato.html.

“What Does NATO Do?” U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/1650880/what-does-nato-do/.

Chief, Editor in. “18 Biggest Pros and Cons of NATO.” ConnectUS, 13 Nov. 2019, connectusfund.org/18-biggest-pros-and-cons-of-nato.