Geopolitics

What a way to begin 2026, so looking forward to 2030.
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But Masala’s scenario predicts an attack much sooner, with the Kremlin acting in 2028 on what it thinks is a reluctance by NATO to enact its Article 5 collective defense pledge and risk World War III against a nuclear-armed adversary. 

However, if Article 5 is not invoked in such a scenario, then “NATO comes to an end—NATO falls apart,” Masala told Newsweek..

What a way to begin 2026, so looking forward to 2030.
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But Masala’s scenario predicts an attack much sooner, with the Kremlin acting in 2028 on what it thinks is a reluctance by NATO to enact its Article 5 collective defense pledge and risk World War III against a nuclear-armed adversary. 

However, if Article 5 is not invoked in such a scenario, then “NATO comes to an end—NATO falls apart,” Masala told Newsweek..

https://www.newsweek.com/how-a-russian-invasion-of-nato-might-play-out-10895373