Alastair Crooke : Fear as a Deterrent to War

Comment: Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty applies only to states-members of NATO and only when they are attacked by a non-NATO adversary. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and if, for example, Poland (a NATO member) officially enters the war against Russia, it will not be “attacked by Russia”. Instead, it will become an aggressor and Russia will have the right to defend itself. In both cases NATO Article 5 does not apply.

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