NATO stands stronger together 20 years after its biggest expansion

March 29 marked 20 years since Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined NATO And as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary on April 4, it is key to protect that united front, say a group of ambassadors to Canada.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on July 12, 2023. The more NATO alliance members and allies do to help Ukraine, the sooner we will see freedom and peace rise again in Europe, write envoys representing NATO’s class of 2004. Photograph courtesy of NATO

Opinion

BY PLAMEN GEORGIEV, MARGUS RAVA, KASPARS OZOLINS, DARIUS SKUSEVICIUS, BOGDAN MANOIU, VIERA GRIGOVá, ANDREJ RODE

April 4, 2024

Twenty years ago, our seven European countries—Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia—became members of NATO, the transatlantic defence alliance, co-founded by Canada. Thus, our countries significantly contributed to both the future securit...

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