This class will examine the role NATO has played in the ongoing war since Russian invaded Ukraine on January 24, 2022. The perspectives of both the U.S. and Russia will be explored along with considerations of NATO’s standing under the Trump administration. Threatened by the possibility of another NATO member on its borders, Putin believed Russia’s aggression was justified.  The U.S., however, and Western Europe disagree and view the Russian action as the beginning of Russian expansion.