NATO at 75!

Peter Doran

Topic: NATO at 75!
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Place: Irondequoit Country Club: 4045 East Ave. [14618]
Time: 6:00 Cocktails; 7:00 Dinner; 8:00 Speaker Presentation followed by Q and A
Cost: $55 per person ($58 if paying online), buffet style. Cash Bar
Dinner: Buffet style – 2 protein options, 1 vegetarian option

***Registration Policy: For reservations, please email MemberServices@WACROC.org. Mail your
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This year, NATO celebrates 75 years of collective defense.

Since its creation on 4 April 1949, the transatlantic Alliance has grown from 12 founding members to 32 member countries, all working together to keep our people safe. A community of Allies bound together by common values of democracy, individual liberty, human rights and the rule of law, NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary at NATO Headquarters in Brussels and at a summit in Washington, D.C., where its founding treaty was signed. NATO has evolved over more than seven decades – while maintaining its core mission of protecting its members from any threat. Will that community of Allies remain bound together, with the same clear objectives? Or will politics also invade the collective understanding of NATO’s objectives?

Peter B. Doran is a senior fellow at FDD (Foundation for the Defense of Democracy) and former president of the Center for European Policy Analysis. A recognized expert on Russia, Ukraine, and transatlantic relations, he has testified before Congress on topics covering geopolitics and energy security and state-sponsored disinformation. He contributes articles for Time, Foreign Policy, Defense News, National Review, and The Hill. He is also the author of Breaking Rockefeller (Penguin), which examines the rise of Russian oil. He holds a master’s degree from the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He received undergraduate degrees in history and Russian from Arizona State University’s Barrett Honors College.

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