NATO missing the point of crisis prevention

Although NATO, which is observing its 75th anniversary, survived the Cold War, it has long ceased playing the role of a mutual defense organization that prevents crisis and deters wars.

For instance, NATO could not prevent the Russia-Ukraine conflict despite the United States being aware of all the developments that led to the conflict. In fact, US President Joe Biden repeatedly warned of a looming conflict, yet neither Washington nor NATO addressed Russia's genuine concerns to prevent hostilities.

Even Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky didn't take the US' early warnings seriously. He believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not launch the "special military operation" against Ukraine. More importantly, Biden stressed that even if a conflict broke out, the US military would not enter the territory of Ukraine to protect the country. Accordingly, no US ground forces have landed in Ukraine to "protect" it against Russia.