NATO'S UNNEEDED EXPANSION FOLLOWING THE COLD WAR AND ITS IMPACT ON PAKISTAN

With the end of WWII, Western Allies and Soviet Union's wartime coordination became dysfunctional. In 1949, United States its allies Canada, along with many European states established North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to guarantee collective defense against Union. fall Union, world unipolar when prior opponents were no longer remained challenge supremacy. Hence, political analysts started believe that NATO was required. But, for nearly three decades, The Alliance avoided defining long-term purpose, still welcoming an eastward expansion. has expanded five times since 1990.