How strong is NATO....

How Strong is NATO.... 

NATO is militarily very strong. I don't have details but with the U.S. and many of the Western European countries in NATO, all of whom are developed economies and have a sizeable and relatively effective militaries, the coalition is a force to reckon with. 

But, that's a BIG but, that will only happen if they can stand together and be politically in sync. As seen from the recent Ukraine conflict, NATO has been slow to react. Even if they do react, it is mainly barking and no biting. NATO wants to impose economic sanctions on Russia for their supposed role in the conflict, but countries like Greece and even Germany and the U.S. are reluctant to do so, for fear of economic damage to themselves.

In this globalised, no past power can remain powerful. With economics ties so entrenched between NATO and Russia, and of course, globally, no matter how military strong they are, if they can't find a mutual approach to world affairs, I theorise that NATO might exist in name only in the future, no need for any country to defeat them.