NATO is an increasing obstacle to achieving world peace. It is no longer an organization confined to the North Atlantic: it is the world’s largest military alliance, with allies and partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has reinvented itself as a tool for military action, psychological warfare, worldwide military and political interventions, and accessing resources and markets; it often claims to undertake these actions on behalf of the “international community”. With its partnerships and joint operations, it is a vehicle for the US strategic goal of global dominance; reinforced by military bases on all continents, it bypasses the United Nations and the system of international law, accelerating militarization, escalating arms expenditures and fueling arms races.

In June 2025, the 32 NATO members agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP, even though they already account for 55% of global military expenditure. These increases are designed to fund a division of labour: European NATO members focus on Russia, while the US concentrates on containing China. We reject this dangerous and contagious militarization of our societies and international relations. It will only result in more instability and greater tension, undermining the UN Charter and international legal systems, and leading to social deprivation and breakdown.

NATO’s eastward expansion has created growing tension and war with Russia. The global expansion of NATO’s sphere of influence, its confrontational policy towards Russia and China, and its “out of area” operations, endanger world peace. The attempts by the US and NATO to encircle China – including the militarization of the South China Sea – have spurred Beijing’s vast military modernization, and its aggressive claims to 80-90% of that Sea create new and very serious dangers.

We have never been closer to a third world war than now.

The international legal system – so weak and vulnerable – has been placed in profound jeopardy by the aggressive power politics of the US, its allies, and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To achieve our vision of a peaceful world, we reject military responses to global and regional crises. We are calling for an international political system bases on the idea of “common security.”

We are aligned with no nation, refuse to live under the terror of nuclear weapons, and reject every arms race and violation of basic human rights. We must decrease military expenditure – directing resources instead to meeting human and environmental needs. We must close all foreign military bases. We oppose all military structures, including NATO’s fake Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda that promotes military intervention. We must democratize and demilitarize the relations between people and establish new forms of peaceful cooperation to build a more secure, sustainable and just world. We must reinvest in trust-building to open the way for peaceful international relations and cooperation.

The dissolution of NATO is an important step in the pursuit of peaceful international relations. While working toward this goal, we must address important planetary challenges and commit to:

• fighting against global warming

• achieving a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons and other disarmament agreements

• building a fair international economic and democratic order and eradicating poverty

• securing global respect for human rights.

We call on all peoples to join the fight against Global NATO, to build on our vision of peace, and to resist the dangerous militarization of our societies.

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