NATO Reveals Its Limits

A NATO summit was held in Wales in early September. Above is a meeting
of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of state and government.
Summit working sessions were held at the Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales.

These are trying times for NATO. Even as alliance participants wrap up combat operations in Afghanistan and prepare for a smaller training and assistance role, there is a whiff of the Cold War in the air – with Russia stirring up trouble with its neighbors to...