… rest of the world because they're able to cooperate within, and I think right now, NATO, it might obviously change its composure, but no international organization is constant. I think The original task of NATO from 1949 to the end of the Cold War was to work as a deterrent to the Soviet Union. Then it became more of a crisis management peace making organization in Afghanistan, in Kosovo and elsewhere. And. And then after Russia attacked Ukraine, it was rejuvenated again. (30:25–30:34)
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Describes NATO's original task as a deterrent to the Soviet Union.
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