The next strategic guidance published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will aim to contend with expanding Chinese influence abroad. It will be the first time that the alliance makes China a strategic priority. Experts say that firm, principled engagement will be necessary.
The 2022 Strategic Concept will only be the fourth unclassified strategy released by NATO. The last was released in 2010. It is set to be adopted in June of this year at the Madrid Summit.
Canada was left out of AUKUS, likely because under the Liberal Party we are considered a stooge of Communist China. NATO has members whose self-interest will trump treaty obligations, look no further than Germany and Canada declining to send arms to the Ukraine as precedence. Count on Germany and Canada to line up with NATO’s China appeasers.
