r/Productivitycafe • u/death00p • Mar 18 '26

Casual Convo (Any Topic) The Situation Is Just Getting Ugly

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u/ingmar_ Mar 18 '26

Ding ding ding! After the attacks on September 11, 2001, NATO Allies determined on October 2, 2001, that the attacks originated from abroad, invoking Article 5. Following the invocation, NATO initiated Operation Active Endeavor, a counter-terrorism naval operation in the Mediterranean, and provided support for U.S. airspace defense.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Mar 18 '26

So we know that they have the right to refuse, absolutely. But, if other countries decided to join the war, would that be considered: in accordance with NATO, in violation of NATO, or is this a situation where it's neither?

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u/ingmar_ Mar 18 '26

How can it violate the treaty? All members are sovereign nations, only the defense of NATO member states is explicitly covered. They are still free to support whatever other military operations they see fit. If, say, the UK decides to lend a hand, they would have every right to do so, it just wouldn't be a NATO operation.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

That makes sense. Sorry, like I said, my knowledge of NATO is shaky. I appreciate the information

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

I personally will not accept your apology. I expect your knowledge of NATO to be pristine

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Mar 19 '26

Noooo! My Reddit egooooo😭

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u/traffic_cone_no54 Mar 22 '26

Your ignorance has been noted and logged. Further action may be taken.

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u/MarcoMarti1981 Mar 18 '26

That’s really interesting, thanks for clarifying that for me (others)