-The author is a research analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS). ISTANBUL On Apr. 4, 2024, NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary, commemorating the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The mood was positive: Russia's invasion of Ukraine had given the "braindead NATO" an "electroshock," said French President Macron [1]. Finland and Sweden had just joined NATO, significantly strengthening the alliance's northern flank. Although the US Congress was