British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin signs the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington on 4 April 1949. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin signs the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington on 4 April 1949. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

To Preserve NATO, Britain Must Help Reinvent It

Seventy years ago, a creative British foreign secretary was instrumental in forming the Atlantic alliance. Now the UK’s leadership is needed again.

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  • 1 Apr 2019
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