NATO is tried and tested in crises - but between Putin and Trump, its most delicate hour could still come. As of: April 5, 2024, 10:34 a.m 75 years of NATO NATO was founded on April 4, 1949 by twelve signatories under the influence of the Second World War with 36.5 million deaths in Europe.

The goals were to deter the Soviet Union through military strength, to integrate Europe - and to prevent militant nationalism from spreading again in Europe through a strong US presence.