北约峰会日前在美国华盛顿举行。对此，太和智库资深研究员鲍韶山在中新社“东西问·中外对话”中表示，北约已经没有实际上存续的理由，然而，北约却一味扩张并建立所谓的北约机制。

　　此外，鲍绍山称，乌克兰危机暴露出了北约军事上的失败，也说明了该组织的目标如今正受到严重质疑。（陈天浩）

　　The NATO Summit was held in Washington D.C. recently. Warwick Powell, senior fellow at Taihe Institute, said in the latest W.E.Talk that there really was no reason for NATO's continued existence, and yet NATO continued to expand and build up its machinery.

　　In addition, Powell noted that the Ukraine crisis is proof that NATO is failing militarily, showing that its organizational purpose is under serious question today. (Chen Tianhao)

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