At arm’s length: NATO juggles conflicts from Ukraine to the Balkans

Tom Kington and Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News (USA)
Without firing a shot, NATO is emerging as a winner from the Ukraine war as Russia’s invading force stumbles and nations clamor to join the Western alliance. All the while, officials are trying to keep the long view on would-be crises, including those involving China and Europe’s perennial backyard hot spot, the Balkans.