Does NATO Have a Future?

I think so.

Lord Ismay, first Secretary General of NATO, is said to have quipped that the purpose of the organization was to keep America in, Russia out, and Germany down.

Keeping America in may no longer be possible, and keeping Germany down is no longer relevant. 

This leaves keeping Russia out. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has indicated that Moscow has the will and capacity to wage an extended, large-scale war on its border.

It has also demonstrated that Russia cannot decisively win that war, even when the full might of NATO remains in reserve.

Some other links:

• Spain wants to adapt Juan Carlos I for drone operations... much as her half-sister TCG Anadolu has been adapted for drone operations.
• China published some wargaming materials with respect to whether a PLAN battlegroup could weather a US missile attack…
• The debate over the relevance of cyber-operations in modern war continues…
• The Tempest Sixth Generation Fighter program is getting big…