When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, many of us peace activists were hoping for a new world order. In February 1991, the Warsaw Pact was declared disbanded, and soon after, the Soviet Union was dissolved. What would be the fate of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? No military operations had been conducted by NATO during the Cold War, and now its 'enemy', its adversary, had disappeared. Would it transform itself into a charitable organisation?
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