NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union invading Europe, with one of its core principles being that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all members. After the Soviet Union fell, NATO’s role was reevaluated in what then felt like it could be the beginning of a lasting peace in Europe.
That didn’t work out. Now, against the backdrop of Russia’s attempted invasion of Ukraine, NATO has had to draw up plans on how to respond to a full-scale Russian invasion. The plan was unveiled yesterday in Warsaw by U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe and head of U.S. European Command, and is titled “Theory of Victory.”
