Peace is War : Propaganda poster for SHAPE''s 70th anniversary exhibition at the Mons War Museum (2021): "Atlantic Allies working together for peace and security".
Despite the psychodrama played out around the Trump presidency, and alleged ''fears'' of a US abandonment of the Atlantic Alliance - which would clearly mean its end - optimism reigns at NATO: The military organization has scheduled the construction of a brand-new complex for SHAPE in Mons, to be completed by 2030. Cost: €1 billion
SHAPE, the acronym for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, is the place from which all NATO military operations are launched and supervised: clearly, these are euphoric times for the Alliance.
At the same time, NATO is studying the construction of an additional wing to its brand-new headquarters building in Brussels. Explicitly to accommodate Finland, Sweden and all future new members...
We''re definitely a long way from the ''brain death'' Macron has predicted for 2019. (source Euraktiv, April 18).
Peace is War : Propaganda poster for SHAPE''s 70th anniversary exhibition at the Mons War Museum (2021): "Atlantic Allies working together for peace and security".