https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm?selectedLocale=en
https://www.rt.com/news/526582-china-nato-threat-statement/
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-early
https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2021/world-military-spending-rises-almost-2-trillion-2020

Does not this seem to be the most significant sign of where our near future is heading?