No, it is obsolete and should be abolished

Having such a large military alliance benefits every nation that is a part of it and reduces the risk of war

Firstly, NATO's core principle of collective defense acts as a powerful deterrent, ensuring that any attack on one member is considered an attack on all, which has effectively discouraged potential aggressors and supports the US-led international order. Moreover, the alliance has adapted to confront modern security challenges, including terrorism, cyber threats, and hybrid warfare, thereby playing a pivotal role in crisis management and conflict resolution. We have much to learn from each other. Its historical role in maintaining peace and stability in Europe is also undeniable. While there may be calls for reform, NATO's proven adaptability stands as a strong argument for its continued relevance as an essential institution for many member states.

NATO is the only serious guarantor of security in the western hemisphere. Without it the Europe will become a more violent continent.

NATO is an important aspect of the strength of the Western world. It helps stabilize the West, the World and hence the United States. Without NATO, Russia and China and their partners would have more power over the West.

The Invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022 is adequate proof itself that NATO is a necessary force based in general Western ideals such as democracy and cooperation to counteract authoritarian powers in the East.

What would be left if NATO was abolished? What would be stopping Putin from invading the Baltic countries? Annexing Belarus? Overwhelming Ukraine, then going into Central Europe and essentially making another Iron Curtain? NATO is a mutual defence organization that ensures that countries are committed to defending each other.

NATO was created to protect the west against the USSR, while it has fallen, current Russia is essentially the same enemy, while less formidable.

the russian invasion of ukraine since 2014 is the best example to demonstrate the value of NATO. the expected invasion of taiwan by china is the next best example. the best evidence to support NATO is the trade and security values the US and other counties get from being members.

Russia continues to be a major threat, and overall NATO provides a stronger and safer world in the case of terrorism.

Why are you trying to get rid of an organization that ties us closer to Europe? Without Allies and in a world that'd be against the U.S., we would have no chance to survive as our reliance on interdependence is too great in the modern day to resort back to isolationism and still thrive.

The Russians invaded Ukraine precisely because they're not in NATO. Putin will never stop attempting to forcibly rebuild the Russian Empire, but he will only target former Soviet nations who aren't in NATO.

because USA is one of the most potent nations and NATO help the pace in the world : if USA go out to the NATO there are more possibilities that this nation make war against another nation. If USA start a war would involve whole the world = World War.

NATO, though its purpose has waned since the collapse of the Soviet Union, serves as an important proponent of American foreign policy and serves to ensure democracy and American interests within and without its territories. That is not to say that NATO's role shouldn't be questioned; its use and abilities should be kept in check and monitored by the nation who are a part of it. Its use in 2001, though not ideal proved some of its strength; and its stance in the Russo-Ukrainian war proved beneficial. Within that, of course, it also ties America closer to other nations. America must defend her interests, as any nation would, and for that reason we must support NATO for ourselves and the world.

It is important to ensure the protection of all countries willing to help those around them and work towards peace.

we made a deal with the other countries and if we abolish NATO then we are abolishing our trust in all other countries that are currently in NATO

Many of them believe NATO to be antithetical to global peace and stability, environmentally destructive, and an obstacle to nuclear disarmament.

As it stands, NATO is the strongest deterrant to an aggresive and authorotarian Russia and their facist and imperalist ambitions. Without NATO, Russia would seek military action or even invasion of neighboring countries in order to advance their ambitions and risk not only snuffing out democracy and freedom in Europe, but theraten the US and their interests abroad. NATO is the only thing preventing Putin from attacking the baltics states and Poland.

NATO fulfill a vital function of closely tying allies to our foreign policy, limiting our competitor's influence within our allies and provides critical command and control functions if we are ever to engage in war.

We are on the brink of war with Russia and China. Russia president, Putin, called for 3,000 nuclear soldiers to be ready at a moments notice to launch nuclear bombs. China has 8 times as many engineers and Russia 4 times as many engineers as U.S.

NATO is an important piece of global security to respond to the issues of increasing security threats to allies of the United States. It doesn't hold the same issues that were had when it was created during the Cold War, which is true, however, we can see that with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there are still these threats of conventional war that exist.

Russia is becoming more dangerous, and the invasion of Ukraine proves this. The argument could have been made before the 2014 invasion of Crimea, but even then I would have disagreed. Today, we also face enemies such as China, Iran, and North Korea in addition, who are grave threats to global security as well as our allies.

The current invasion that Russia has launched on Ukraine has proven the necessity of NATO in the modern climate of the world. This effectively eliminates Russian influence on the European world, which only benefits the United States.

NATO is the force that has imposed and kept peace in our world since the end of the second world war and it only functions so long as its image is preserved.

Russia is dangerous and we need to keep smaller Eastern European countries and their citizens safe from the Russian dictatorship

The best counter-argument is that NATO should be raised and military people usually have family so they would want to stay alive for that family.

With the invasion of Ukraine and Georgia, the meddling in Syria and the Wagner presence across Africa, Russia has proven itself to still be interested in military adventurism and empire building. It is in the United States' best interest to assist in the defense of smaller, weaker democracies bordering Russia if we, as a nation, are interested in such ways of governance flourishing even in the face of powerful autocracies.

The purpose of NATO is to act as a deterrent towards other more developed and militarily advanced nations.

It needlessly provokes Russia, it would remilitarize and sharpen conflicts in the region, and it would cost both Europe and the U.S. a great deal of money.

NATO provides security guarantees to both ourselves and our allies. Getting rid of NATO certainly won’t help US power, it would make it more expensive to deter Russia, and would significantly harm our foreign relations.

Ukraine, February 2022. Immediately Sweden and Norway wanted to join NATO to counter Russian aggression.

NATO keeps global order and, by extension, ensures global economic prosperity. It also keeps belligerent actors in check. Furthermore, global instability has been increasing, making NATO more relevant than ever.

NATO is important to keeping Europe secure and also allowing important allies and advancing military technology.

Nato ensures safety for smaller countries while it is mainly a deterrence it improves relations between certain countries

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown that NATO is needed to protect the integrity of the US and its European allies. NATO provides a strong alliance to counter further Russian aggression.

NATO, and within that the Anglosphere, is the absolute cornerstone of the protection of democracy and peace in the Western world. Those who dispute that have neither brains nor good will towards the West.

NATO, is very important in keeping many countries in check and prevent any more obsolete wars in the world, especially Europe,

NATO is not obsolete. It is the most powerful and functional military alliance. And a stabilizing force by preventing wars again democratic countries. There is a reason why Russia invaded Ukraine and not the Baltics (despite also been part of their empire and having a large Russian minority). NATO main weakness are countries that didn't learn the lessons of world war 2 or bad faith auth countries inside the alliance (veto rights should be abolished).

Yes, If we are to leave NATO, we are to be a easy target for our adversaries because we would have no-one from other NATO countries besides our allies to help us.

Why do they still protect each other? and why did Russia attack Ukraine and not Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, or Poland?

A joint military alliance has helped prevent many wars and bigger country from taking smaller ones examples from histroy

It's our choice, we do in fact have to listen and we could understand what's going on. The person who said this kinda stinks in the world we live in. We struggle to find things new.

Anti-NATO advocates are privileged and live in an ivory tower. The reality is that NATO is clearly and obviously necessary to protect countries in Eastern Europe from Russian aggression, and it is one of the best tools of maintaining American political influence. Americans who oppose NATO seem to believe that just because we are distant, the consequences of not supporting our allies won't rebound on us as well.

A united world is a strong world. We need to ensure free nations stand together to ensure the safety of all.

Nato is full of fascists

NATO is the only thing that's keeping most of it's members safe. I'd say that NATO's a pretty smart idea, attacking anyone in the group gets all of them involved. That also means that if a NATO ally attacks another, it will be forced to stop or be fought against. That's definitely safer then leaving things alone. Now should America be the dominate force in NATO? Absolutely not, they've gotta still work for things but we need to be there for support, not being the boss.

We are entering into a new Cold War whether people want to accept that or not. If you abolish NATO you are deciding to hand over our hegemonic position to china.