AUGUST 24, 2024 | “If there is anything inevitable in the future, it is the will of the people of the world for freedom and for peace.” So said President Harry Truman upon the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, which entered into force seventy-five years ago today. Forty-one years later, Ukraine’s parliament adopted a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Such anniversaries offer an opportunity not just to reflect on the past, but to apply their lessons to the present. Below, our experts share their reflections on how this struggle is being waged today amid the war in Ukraine, authoritarian crackdowns across the world, and other rising threats to international security.
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