worry about the struggle for forgiveness. i'm sure. guardians of trees, julian, his terms on the dark secrets of war, starts july 27th on d, w. the nature coast itself, the strongest defense alliance in the world, and the community of values, multi provoking conflict, but to prevent the confusion. but this view is not shared by actually why you don't have a protein rights to be in charge. in many countries, enough for kind of asia, the military alliance is regarded with skepticism and distrust. we often call and tell, but you're a little bit suspicious that we are being set up for the future goals. or there is a 2nd level of focusing the war in ukraine. his father divided the worlds and

reveals a deep disconnect between the 2 countries and the global song. we don't even take from side to west also needs to recalibrate them approach. so what does this mean for me to in the future of the alliance? we can't expect every country to see the world the same way we do. the nato should expand on a global basis. the booking alfonso in west africa, in september of 2022 huge and his soldiers detained the president and ceased power accusing the government of failing to fight an islamist insurgency. it was the 2nd qu, within a year, supporters of the crew took to the streets waving on the,

the low we one day, a lot, the looping queued up on the book. you know, 5, the end says says read, never developed a 5 because we got a year to support the military in order to testify our country, which has suffered so much from territories and jumped out of the embassy of former colonial rule or friends came on to attack, dissatisfied with french influence and the west, in general. the orchestra interests of the crew to ins, to rush out for military assistance. demanded a firm we are asking from to get out to these 2, these awesome being piece. because they are taking a centuries back to the, to most co instigate the pricing. it's not clear, but this, the whole region has been in the cross hairs of russian. this information campaigns for years. the cooling book, you know, fast. so was just one in

a serious of military take over. it's in west africa since 2020, that have topples governments in the gym monday in guinea. and were a military one test or the western troops to leave inviting russian mercenaries in . instead, the russian wants to show that the west is failing. so of course, when there is a legal, a geo political vacuum, russia, russia moves in everybody's in the game with just one of the jazz. now, you know, and that's what we have to, i think i understand and integrate into us thinking people are looking after their own interest and making, making a choice based on what they see and what they need. the kremlin has aggressively expanded its footprint in africa, offering military cooperation and seeking support, or at least neutrality over its invasion of ukraine government, in some parts of the world. russian president vladimir puts news no longer welcome,

but here he is seen by some as a friend. and all of this, despite the with efforts to build a global coalition to condemn and isolate the regime in moscow. rational tries, in a way to, to do, of course is the spread of their full narrative. and of course, the i believe in, in, in, in, through. so i, i believe that the best answer to this information is, is, is the truth. and of course, nato is always ready to be part of the open public debate about about dissertation in europe in africa, on the and we will continue to appeal to everyone that believes in the little that we should look at our contradict specialty has been to forced to get there will we are, it's nato headquarters and brussels of to day kate in the office. the insulting back is about to step down at 6 attorney general. she has navigated the organizations through difficult times

the since the start of rush, us invasion. she has been trying to keep the alliance together, rel, link elyse behind to create. she has also intensified need outreach to global partners. our security is not a regional. our security is a global. what happens in ukraine, mathis for a strong and more successful to, to new soon ukraine. the more likely to is that you can see something seem to happen in this. i'll turn on the scene on april 4th, need to celebrate that experience day and the strong found fortune between europe and the u. s. in the aftermath of world war 2. but there was no real party moved. investors, in spite of speeches, full of strong commotions. today we celebrate the, a $750.00 spend the rest of the strongest most. and during,

on the most successful alliance in history for some of the to members like hungry and germany used to have very close ties with restaurant before the war. other especially, those in eastern europe have always been wary of the kremlin. we visited military trail in western poland to a need to hi readiness troops from different countries are exercising. how to side side by side, should they need to rise like other countries that share a border with ukraine or russia, and it's used to live under the some of the soviet union. the poles now fewer they are at risk of being attacked too. if you claim falls, they have been warning oppression of true intentions for us. it's little bits for us that we are aware of the situation and we will award and the others who are showing the the experience, our experience for many,

many use of cooperation with russia. they didn't believe. plus, they wanted to make a business as usual loud. they can see we're right, we're right, we can make the business, but we have to be ready for and the threats from our list, because russia ice, russia, they haven't changed for centers. helping ukraine fight against russia has so far united states or countries, even though key. if it's not a member of the alliance, you installed them back and fellow need to have leaders believe their costs. is it right? just one of the rush us more and ukraine is a blatant violation of international law. these are the 2 competing narrative which has been central to russia's longstanding dispute with me till most coast says that the alliance has been encroaching on russia's folders for years. nato says it's the other way around. central and eastern, new york in come sweets were afraid to flash shots and wanted to join the

organization. the claims that the russians and some others make about what they called nato's expansion to the east. after the end of the cold war, uh, are really badly uh, misplaced and don't at all describe what happened. i was in the george h w bush administration. i remember that countries like hungry came to us as the berlin wall was falling and, and were knocking on nato's door because they had been through world war 2. they had been through the post world war to basically soviet occupation. and they wanted defense. they wanted to be in an alliance that would protect their sovereignty, the way the west caesar. every country should have the right to choose its own allies and not to about to great powers seeking to maintain spheres of interest.

but this narrative doesn't seem to convince the global self on what we can't understand is why do you want to expand it? why would you 1222222, by and large. um, enlarge the footprint of nato in the world where we should be decelerating. the synthesis of conflict, especially with one of i see globalization and the will be increasingly integrated from nato's perspective. military support from its members is badly needed for ukraine to survive as a silver, a nation. but the allies are also struggling economically and have problems producing enough ammunition and weapons for both ukraine's and their own protection . rochelle meanwhile, has so far defied wisdom sanctions and completed the transition to a full born economy. so the supporters, so few clean, understand they need to the international community to help them contain russia.

and they want countries in the global cells to also believe this is for their own goods. if you validate the principle that unprovoked aggression goes on answered, it's going to be the small defenseless countries who are going to face the risk. united states doesn't face the risk of, of unprovoked attack, as long as we remain strong this afternoon shouldn't be. i know we have to open up to dialogue to other perspectives and we have to make it clear to the country and then the global side and see which and not to the same. everyone has the interest that we are interested in dialogue. we are interested in the strategic partnership, which is going to by protecting the rules based international to take about the at the end. and that's a lot of our benefits. but is this the kind of partnership the countries and the global self are looking for? we travel to south africa to find out the country has

a much us one of the driving forces on the continent. south africa desktops the the warning ukraine in the same light as the west. the government in pretoria has refused to join the western coalition against the kremlin. instead, south africa conducted terry trails with russia and up stained on every resolution adopted by the un general assembly. we joined a rallying shoshanna group in new york for tour. yeah. one of the most notorious townships in the area, supporters of the governing african national congress have come together here to protest against violence, crime, unemployment corruption. these are the issues south africa is currently grappling with. but in spite of all that, they are proud of their country and those they are successful, struggle for freedom and independence. we want to be treated as equals because we're living in the clinton and quote, africa doesn't make us different from people who are living in europe,

from people not living in the med, because we put our own destiny. we want to go to that destiny using our own way of doing things. we cannot be told because the very same people want to tell us what to do. they get resources from this theme of feedback that they want to undermine to deal with. i bought a blue one who is a victim of a meal, kind of losing, who is the victim of imperialism. we have one to support them without even flinching. the rest of historical legacy that might possibly explain south africa's political choices of to all. it was the united states and other western countries that supported the apartheid regime for decades. while the soviet union provided money in weapons for the fight against white dominance in the region. the weapons us till them displayed symbols of old alliances and partnerships when nato or the west goes to countries like india. china now of course, but also in africa,

latin america, to come and join them and sanctions against russia, or in condemnation of fresher, they forget that these countries have historical relations with russia. that some of them had been helped by rush. so in the liberation struggles, and they forget that these countries are also deciding on the basis of the national interest of the community center in the cafeteria. monro, panama, my go by is the b i. p visitor here today, the politician has served in different positions in the government, including as a foreign policy adviser to president, serial, rama pasa, defense, or has been financed by cutoff. just one example of the many partnerships south africa has thoughts since it's independence. here, nato is viewed with this trust that these war happening right? yes. in, in, in e mail on old continental,

no one is talking about what's happening in west inside. no one is talking about even what's happening in the middle east. there's many, many places way we believe that interventions usually at not only in gaza and we believe that they have really been some kind of discrimination against that basis as it relates to conflicts that are happening. and it's only important if it is happening in the settings, geographic area and fits into these. that's what we see the . that is how people seem to perceive nato here in south africa. and also in other parts of the world. as a western club characterized by dappled standards, when we seen they do, we often call and help but be a little bit suspicious that we are being set up for a future cold war. based on this label, based on historical aggression do not provide, the nato has never been aggressive. no one in the global sites has to worry about that tonight. and it will stay that way because the members days of an a to room

western democracies which feel clearly on could in the values that are a state which also have clear moral principles. they don't have whenever natal went to build the, you know, a do the lock and i've done this on, on. if you, if you talk about countries that are go into the global solid countries that are not western, i think for them, it's about too many movie to which perhaps exist that does change, which is that every time nato was global, it doesn't, you talk and i've gone to find so mutual splendors and you all kind of got us on something by which all we have a perception and i think it's a correct valid perception because of business. while we are under the sun, the do can justify what need to do. the kind of kind of funds need to elyse went into. i've gotten this done up to the 911 terrorist attacks on the u. s. to ensure they said that the country, which never again become at safe haven for terrorists. the invasion of iraq was launched in 2003, under what's turned out to be a phone street text. it was conducted by a you asked,

let call ition of countries which included some other natal members the conduct of the west and both of probations undermined its claims that it wants to protect the rules based global order. the suffering of the civilian populations in the rock enough gone is done. and eventually the humiliating retreat from i've gotten is done weekends. the reputation of the west leading power. the us, one thing we should to do as nato is frozen to throw less us from afghanistan at the search because it was hot breaking to see of while a nato troops were leaving the a panic and to disorderly the behavior on the part of a kinase for city is the united states as been so well, it's well the best they can us into one adventure of to the other. and the full has

full for to the right full modeling. the new emerging powers, like india, are eager to step into the field defined. we are in new delhi, india as capital. the country are 1400000000 people and has aspirations to become a top global power. faithful to the corner stone of its foreign policy, multi alignment. india has refused to sacrifice its ties with rush over the war and ukraine. instead, it has taken advantage of west and sanctions on russia by purchasing cheap oil and bulk. need to seems to be seen here as the party mainly responsible for the war and ukraine. 2 factors. one is. 2 you know, going on please. sure, and there's no supervisors that does the west and rescue, but more specifically to the not to itself and the kind of publication that's not to has done regularly on the east and you know, border of

a shelf. maybe it was probably the purpose of nato is to hit us at arms. it's media, chris, by the us to find a market towards weapons. nothing more. the 1st thing i particularly don't feel that of that is affordable on any such type of what is happening. that natural is needed, the prime minister in their rent remedies refusal to break with russia seemed to surprise many europeans to assume that india being a democratic country would side with other democracies. does this mean? india is indifference to the violence and ukraine. a federal question should be what really hasn't done so into it takes a lot of pride in saying that he has to be on euclid. but at the same time, we do not support the warner, that'd be we all we all have also sent 15 consignments of age to you create of your own soul perhaps. so one of the most bulky supporters,

all for mediation and be spending, you know, india has a particular relationship with russia. and it has a particular relationship in europe. and these are both constructive partnerships. they have, you know, different elements there. the relationship of russia still remains important for a number of reasons, defense, energy, security, food security, and for strategic relations and duration of russia has long been indiana's largest arm supplier. but the warning ukraine has hastening new delegates, inputs has to diversify its weapon. space mode is government has turned its focus to domestic production with western technology. this guided messiah destroyed locally made by india is a recent example of that. and military drill into himalayas. the injustice disputed border with china. india and american troops training together here it's both countries tried to

manage rising tensions with badging exercises like this one, reflect the bonding defense ties between india and the u. s. but the mistrust of nato appears to be deeply rooted. i think nato and his member states and other european institutions do suffer from a charges of double standards, a popular c when it comes to a universalizing. their mission. and the feeling in many parts of the global south is that the standards only apply when your insecurity or need to interest started stake. but are convenient fee set aside when other country share similar concerns about things happening in their regions and their countries. so countries like india and south africa are aspiring to take on a bigger role on the world stage. their platform is brakes an informal clock

initiated by restaurant 2009 to counterbalance the g 7. it has recently welcomed new members. the group now represents 45 percent of the world's population excellency. part of excellencies from india city supports the expansion of the brakes membership. how do you spell it? breaks members have differing interest. there is competition, there are disputes among them. but what unites them is the urge to challenge a world order dominated by the west. the view of, uh, brakes is larger that just have it. uh, so you did it already recognize the rely gee, that the brakes countries dope solves countries on a rise. we do need to be that we will stay in the brakes and strengthen the brakes and left the voice of the african nations to actually be had bricks is definitely a good for them to actually do that because it is taking away the power of the west we look at the brakes and when we are devin brakes,

i think we want to retain the non western on nature and the flavor of brakes because of we are not there. then actually it becomes and to rest on breaks. it's about geo politics. country can only corporation it, it's not a military alliance. nato countries collectively spent much more on defense. a bunch of bricks, nations are catching up. especially china. it already has the 2nd biggest economy in the world and to numbers, the biggest army and navy in the world. for the last few years, china has been asserting its power and its neighborhood in particular towards taiwan, which it considers and renegade products, but also towards japan. and increasingly, in the south china sea, a region of sweet tease you can port this will need to countries as well as one 3rd of global trade is shipped through the area. this is a very volatile region. we know that, but there are no horse, i mean there are no hot tours at the moment. and most of the countries that i speak

to, whether it's indonesia or malaysia, or even the indians who look like pro west and at the moment. don't want this foreign power, this foreign sinking power to come to, to the region and perhaps making things worse. so far it is mainly due as that is boosting smaller countries in their efforts to contest the jinx claims in the region. but courts need to play a role. there are 2 of to old and it's new strategic concept. the alliance describes china emissions as a challenge to add security. well, my own personal view is that nato should expand on a global basis. not for a offensive purposes or just out of now you've idea, elizabeth, because the world has entered, i think, a new period of foreign policy. i think it was, you could take 2023 is the year that happened with the visible formation of the

china, russia axis. and if you ask countries along china's periphery, japan, south korea and india, they will say they're very worried about what the implications of this are. and i'll be a globe. i have my guidance about whether we need to become more global and it matters whether it comes right to 3 out as a way you can for the 2 hours away from you. we have to deal with it differently, and i don't think that's the future. but that doesn't realize nato becoming large of that and can. but the future of nato will also depend on its most powerful member of the united states. we are in washington dc where those voices, doubting the value of the trans atlantic bond have been growing louder and louder and the recent years money could be spent elsewhere to do like better infrastructure or like better politics in america 1st and yeah, i think my needs to be sent to other resources. i mean, we do have the largest portion of the contributions to nato. we've been asking them

for years. our country partners to contribute more contribute more or we're gonna, you know, kind of loosen up our ties. but we have the responsibility, i think it's uh, ensures that others feel safe in the world. and uh, i think without it, you know, you have outside actors like russia in china, they're going to feel the buildings. she has been fueling and time nato sentiments . when donald trump was president of the united states, he described the european union as a folk and threatens to make your p and pay for you as protection. now, on the contain trail, he is doing it again. one of the presidents of a big country stood up said, well sir, uh if we don't pay and were attacked by russia, will you protect us? i said, no, i would not protect you. in fact, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. you gotta say, so could a 2nd, trump presidency mean the end of nato. i do think that it's

a highly likely trump will withdraw from nato if he's elected. and i think that would be a catastrophic decision for the united states. it would have negative consequences all over the world because the countries of asia would say, look, if the united states is leaving the most successful military alliance in history. so what, why do we think they would defend us? we need to look at the factual elements and also to venture decent development that sentence has inactive that deals to prohibits in the future us present to withdraw the united states from nato is a good safeguards measure. i think in may 2024 need to complete it. it's largest exercise since the cold war involving thousands of troops from europe and north america, regardless of who wins to raise to the white house. many as you expect,

that you asked support when they to will decline any way and of europe will have to do more for its own defense. some see it as a chance for the continents to emancipate itself from the u. s. and we calibrate it's approach to the global self. i believe very much that your of has an important experience to share with the world. countries coming together offer a war coming together, setting up structures. this is an inspirational, really and inspirational story and inspires me as a european, but i can tell you it inspires many people in asia, africa, and latin america. so i think instead of talking at each, although i'm always so, so to, for exemplifying all the diversions and the problems. i mean, tablets are, those are the every way. but i think we should be talking to each other much more. and the geopolitical moment is perhaps right for it, and as well, we need to get all far high horse finally meet on an equal footing and accepts that there are no longer any blogs in the world. that's the decisive factor coalition of

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