The new face of NATO Media Appearances, Television Appearances
Authors: J.D. GORDON
JD Gordon visits WJLA to talk about changes within NATO.
NATO admission must never be free Articles / Opinion Editorials
Authors: J.D. GORDON
Our military knows “freedom isn’t free.” Just ask any service member or veteran.
Millions have served overseas, defending the freedom of our allies as well. Too many never returned. So while NATO expansion is generally a good thing, it must never be free. Collective self-defense spelled out in Article 5 means all for one, one for all.
Considering NATO leaders recently agreed to accession talks with Montenegro as the 29th alliance member, we ought to ask the price.
Even if few Americans ever heard of the tiny Balkan nation since it gained independence from Serbia in 2006, we’ll now be obligated to defend it. Though it’s not completely foreign — recognizable from the James Bond film “Casino Royale” — it is the Monte Carlo of Eastern Europe.
So what’s the problem?
