End of NATO: Consensus and Lack of Hegemon Make Alliance Useless

NATO has become an ineffective organization due to the consensus rule in decision-making and the absence of a hegemon country that could force everyone to follow a single line. Hungary, which does what it wants in the European Union, can do the same in NATO, blocking any decisions inconvenient for Budapest. This leads to the formation of a new security architecture based on regional alliances.

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Serhiy Korsunskiy said this in an interview with Yuriy Romanenko.

"Everyone already understands that NATO, firstly, is concentrated exclusively on Europe. Secondly, it is simply incapacitated. Look at what Hungary is doing in the EU. And imagine if it does approximately the same thing in NATO," the diplomat noted.

According to Korsunskiy, if all decisions are made by consensus and there is no hegemon who will hit everyone on the head with a shovel and say "do it this way," then NATO will not be able to react quickly. "They don't have their own armed forces. Individual countries must make some decisions," he emphasized.

The expert indicated that the situation in Asia is similar: "There is no NATO in Asia, but there are several countries that understand very well what is happening. Therefore, Japan with Australia and South Korea will definitely build, if not a defense alliance, then in any case it will be the closest interaction in the field of armed forces, security."

Korsunskiy emphasized the global trend: "This is what we will see in the world very soon – the formation of regional security alliances. Medium and small countries are finding ways to ensure their security not alone, but in alliances, but in alliances with those who are really interested in ensuring such security through joint efforts, and not just signing some formal papers."

The diplomat summarized: "I am sure that in the near future, that is, next year, we will see the formalization of mutual military assistance treaties between Japan and Korea, possibly the Philippines and certainly Australia. There is practically no other way out."