Re:Latvia wants permanent U.S. troops, foreign minister tell...
by dragonwriter on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:52PM
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> Also, the US cooperates with Japan, SK and other countries without them being in NATO
The US has bilateral treaties in which the US undertakes NATO-like commitments to Japan and South Korea, and bilateral or multiteral (e.g., AUKUS, Rio Treaty) agreements with US-outward or mutual defense provisions with others, sure.
Are you imagining a similar relation with the EU replacing NATO, and, if so, how is that substantively different from just keeping NATO?
The US has bilateral treaties in which the US undertakes NATO-like commitments to Japan and South Korea, and bilateral or multiteral (e.g., AUKUS, Rio Treaty) agreements with US-outward or mutual defense provisions with others, sure.
Are you imagining a similar relation with the EU replacing NATO, and, if so, how is that substantively different from just keeping NATO?