Mário Crespo, a commentator for CNN Portugal, reminds that “we have a NATO partner, not to say the owner of NATO [the USA], threatening another partner”, and therefore believes the organisation “is over”.
Europeans should realise that NATO is over in real terms
Sunday, 11 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte or OTAN) is a 32-member alliance facing pressure to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz to secure maritime routes. Disagreement among members regarding this military involvement has led to warnings about the organization's future stability. Portugal has been a member since NATO's founding in 1949 and hosts a major Joint Force Command in Oeiras.
