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Iran and Turkey, despite potential points of tension, adhere to a pragmatic policy aimed at avoiding an escalation of the conflict and preserving their national interests in view of the complicated situation unfolding in the region.

Growing disagreements between the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Alliance are intensifying the debate over NATO’s future and casting doubt on the resilience of the collective security system formed after the Cold War.

NATO survives as a bureaucratic structure, but the instrument of American hegemony—the mechanism through which Washington coerced compliance—is no longer operational.