This is a good read on how NATO is becoming the single tool the West uses to deal with just about every issue. Which is, insanely, how it now defines its purpose: to defend against “all threats and challenges, in all domains, and in multiple strategic directions.”
It really illustrates the growing militarization of the West as well as its lack of sophistication and statesmanship. NATO is the embodiment of "when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail", or in this case "when you have a military alliance everything looks like it can be solved by military means".
Including things as unexpected as climate change: the 2024 Washington Summit underscored NATO’s commitment to becoming “the leading international organization for understanding and adapting to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on security.” What are they going to do, nuke climate change away? ![🤦♂️]( "Man facepalming")
A “Diluted” NATO Is a Mistake
NATO once dealt solely with the defense of Europe—until it didn’t. Instead, the alliance is regurgitating ambitions from a quarter of a century ago. This is not progress, just performance.