A narrative of Nato’s ineffectiveness, the previously failed plan of similar alliances

According to IRNA’s report on Saturday, the war that started on February 24 (March 5) was a good opportunity for NATO to answer years of criticism of its performance and questions about the reason for continuing its activities after the Cold War and guarantee its future. slow

The war in Ukraine has entered its sixth month, and this organization, whose efforts to expand and its movements near the borders of Russia itself became the cause of the war, has not taken effective measures to end it. NATO’s reluctance to establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine in the midst of war, refusal to engage in direct conflict with Russia, along with the issues that have plagued this organization in the past, the possibility of a similar agreement being successful in the Middle East, is a serious question and turns it into a preconceived plan. Failed to convert.

Background of the news

Emmanuel Macron On November 27, 2019, the President of France used the term “brain death” to describe NATO’s situation. In these statements, he also criticized the “lack of coordination between the strategic decision of the United States and NATO partners”.

He emphasized on the formation of “independent defense of Europe” and called “NATO’s strategic objectives” in need of explanation.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, NATO no longer had a valid reason to continue its activities. For this reason, every now and then, his activities were criticized by European politicians whose country had to pay part of the costs of this agreement; A treaty whose only clear purpose was to develop American hegemony at the expense of other countries.

On the other hand, the treaty that was supposed to “not expand even an inch to the east” in 1990, with the membership of most of the European countries (since 1990, 14 countries, including Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and most of the Baltic countries) joined NATO. have joined) and getting closer to Russia day by day, became a clear threat to Moscow.

The Kremlin has repeatedly warned about NATO expansion near its borders. Even the reason for the war in Ukraine is the same concern and efforts of Kiev to join the Western defense pact. Initially, this war was able to strengthen NATO and justify its activities by uniting the front of Western countries against Russia.

More countries have officially announced their request to join this defense pact. The request of Finland and Sweden to join this defense treaty even made news because of ending the historical position of “neutrality” of the two countries in conflicts. Poland, a member of NATO, also announced its readiness to build military bases for the permanent deployment of NATO forces.

Will the Western Defense Pact really gain strength and take practical measures to ensure the security of its members?

The importance of the subject

Edward LucasA non-resident member of the European Policy Analysis Center recently, in an analysis for the Foreign Policy magazine, referring to the so-called “revival and revitalization of the NATO military alliance”, quoting the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, called it a short “honeymoon” and wrote: The continuation of these conflicts and tensions show themselves and this coalition is still shaky.

He pointed out that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, NATO has shown its active and impressive presence by reviewing the membership of new members, military aid to Ukraine, increasing troops in military bases, and wrote: “The situation is not very good.” Although NATO seems to be united and purposeful since the beginning of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this military alliance seems outdated and unstable.

The war in Ukraine made the name of NATO a frequent phrase in the world news, but in practice, contrary to what it seemed at first, this organization refused to directly confront Russia or even take practical measures to support Ukraine in the defense field.

Just a few weeks after the start of the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky The president and a number of other officials of this country have repeatedly asked NATO to establish a no-fly zone over this country in order to neutralize the threat of Russian fighters and other military aircraft. But this request was rejected and NATO leaders declared that they did not want to do this; Because they are afraid that this action will lead them to a massive war with Russia.

While Europe has been spared from its independent defense program for many years by participating in NATO costs, today it is facing serious doubts about the commitment of this military pact to guarantee the security of the European member states. A problem that William Burns The former American diplomat has mentioned it.

In one of his articles, Foreign Policy considered the continuation of the powerful presence of the US in NATO as the reason for the reduction of the deterrence power of European countries and wrote: Despite the increase in the defense budget of European countries in 2022, maintaining dominance over European security has become a luxury item that America no longer needs. .

This American media considered Europeans’ confidence in American military support as the reason for reducing their native deterrence power and wrote: Europeans, confident of Washington’s support, spend their money on other priorities because they think that they have left the defense field to America.

But the war in Ukraine served as a shock therapy for Europe, and it no longer hides behind the American defense shield to deal with threats. The increase in the defense budget of various European countries, including Germany and Poland, after the start of the Ukraine war, can be considered the reason for this claim and the result of Europe’s lack of trust in NATO.

Assessment

Justin Logan Columnist Farin Palsey says that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an old and expensive alliance that is unable to respond to modern challenges. The efforts of the United States to play a leadership role in the European security scene are very expensive and Washington can no longer afford it

The text of this agreement states: NATO is committed to the peaceful settlement of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, this [پیمان] It has the military power to enter crisis management operations.

NATO’s performance in recent years had made European countries hesitant to take refuge under this defense umbrella. Not long ago, however, La Vanguardia newspaper expressed doubt about the scope of this organization until 2030, and wrote: Allies no longer know very well what NATO is really used for. But the war in Ukraine was an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of this military and defense pact in practice and the level of commitment to the security of the member countries and at the same time to question the functioning of similar alliances.

Abdullah II On June 23 (July 2), King Jordan spoke about the possibility of forming a military alliance in the Middle East similar to NATO and supported it in an interview with the American channel “CNBC”.

Looking at the past and present functioning of NATO on the one hand and the reluctance of Arab countries to enter into conflict with Iran on the other hand, the formation of what is called “Middle East Security Coalition” or Arab NATO or Arab-Zionist NATO turns into a failed plan.

At present, Iran has conducted negotiations with Saudi Arabia that have been successful in the security sector and have even created prospects for the resumption of relations between the two countries. Also, UAE is going to send an ambassador to Iran soon. Iran has also held talks with Egypt and even a group of Egyptian political and military leaders have announced that they are against any participation of Cairo in a military coalition against Iran.

Also, talks have been held between Iran and Jordan with the mediation of Iraq. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan has also announced that Arab NATO has not been proposed to Amman in the sense of what was suggested in the media.

The ineffectiveness of a military defense agreement similar to NATO in the region is so far from the mind and reality that the United States has apparently withdrawn from the plan. American media and officials who considered the possibility of implementing this plan strong before Biden’s trip. Reuters news agency recently stated in a report that Biden discussed this idea with the heads of nine Arab countries during his trip to Saudi Arabia, but there was no public support from Arab countries did not see the formation of an axis to ensure security in the region.

A senior official of the US government said in an interview with Reuters: This issue is currently an idea. There is no framework for it.