When NATO’s founding members signed the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, they declared themselves “resolved to unite their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation of peace and security.”

Now, nearly 76 years later, the alliance faces unprecedented uncertainty, with serious doubts about its future and even its survival.

Joining the discussion: 

• Dmitry Babich is a Journalist and Russian Political Analyst. 
• Aurel Braun is an International Affairs and Political Science Professor at the University of Toronto. 
• Anton Fedyashin is a History Professor at American University. 
• Klaus Larres is a Distinguished Professor of History and International Affairs with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia cite the military threat from their neighbor Russia.

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