Since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, NATO has departed immensely from its original purpose. Once a bulwark against Soviet communism, it is now a bulwark of [[globalism]],<ref>Multiple references: | Since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, NATO has departed immensely from its original purpose. Once a bulwark against Soviet communism, it is now a bulwark of [[globalism]],<ref>Multiple references: |