We take for granted what an enormous achievement keeping Germany, France, the UK, and the U.S. together in a military alliance has been. It's a cornerstone of global peace and security. Loosen the bonds of NATO and we could see:
* Resurgent nationalism in European countries lead to a militarisation of the continent in a climate of distrust and shifting alliances. Last time that happened, it only lead to 80 million deaths.
* Emboldened Russia picking off neighbours and meddling in the politics of the rest of Europe to suit its own interests of keeping the West divided and fostering ultra-nationalism internally.
* An isolationist U.S. leaving problems in Europe to fester and grow until it has to intervene in a much worse situation than it if had stayed engaged. Again, see WW1 and WW2.
NATO has some issues, but the alternatives are much worse. People who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
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