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NATO is not a force for peace or stability as some claim. It has been central to the US imperial project ever since it was set up in close collaboration with the British Labour government in the spring of 1949.
Donald Trump likes to pose as a disrupter, a leader who doesn’t do alliances. But when he comes to the London Nato summit next week he is going to be demanding more money for Nato and a wider remit so that Nato can pursue more wars and interventions out of its traditional area of operations. Boris Johnson will be his most loyal supporter.
From the start Nato played a number of useful roles for the US. It was designed to limit Russian influence in Europe but it also helped to ensure US dominance of Europe.
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