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Is NATO a force of good in the world?
No simple yes or no—NATO’s record is mixed, and “force of good” is inherently subjective. It depends on criteria (deterring aggression and preserving peace among members vs. intervention outcomes, great-power stability, or effects on non-members), perspective (member states and liberal democracies vs. Russia, affected populations in intervention zones, or critics of Western power), and time period.
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