January 15, 2008 11:25AM 

# NATO’s New Troubles 

By Cato Editors 

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is beginning to fracture. Its members have taken on burdens that have proved more difficult than expected, and increasingly, they are failing to meet the challenges confronting them. In “[Cracks in the Foundation: NATO’s New Troubles](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8875),” Cato scholar [Stanley Kober](https://www.cato.org/people/kober.html) argues that the future of the alliance is unclear and the United States should begin discussions with our allies about what a post-NATO world would look like.

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