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Would America fight in northern Europe? A question for NATO
If fighting breaks out between Russia and its neighbors, the Baltic States are one of the likeliest battlegrounds. Various factors make this a tricky scenario for the NATO alliance
- Stephen Bryen
- Asia Times
Last year, writing for an Italian think tank where I am a senior fellow, Il Nodo di Gordo, I asked the question, Will NATO Fight? And for What?) But today, perhaps the right question is not to ask whether NATO will fight, but whether America will fight for NATO.
That is not certain, by any means.
Most NATO planners and outside experts think that if any fighting breaks out between Russia and…