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Trump wants NATO to be more involved in the Middle East. That may take some convincing.
In The News
As the American-Iranian crisis shows signs of de-escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to ask NATO allies to step up efforts in the Middle East — at a time t...
By Jim Townsend
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Would Trump drive NATO exit? Congress works on roadblocks.
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Amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s intentions toward NATO, Congress is taking bipartisan action to stop him from withdrawing from the alliance. In recent weeks, l...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump Administration Blocks Another Critic from Speaking Abroad
The decision to block a prominent NATO expert from speaking at a conference in Denmark because he has spoken critically of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies highlights a ...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO is finally talking about China, and there are 3 big problems it has to address
In The News
The NATO leaders summit that ended Wednesday featured many of the debates that have come up before in the alliance's 70-year history, but there was also a newer topic on the a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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How NATO can punish Turkey
In The News
In NATO’s 70-year history, no member state has strayed as far from the alliance’s foundational ideas as Turkey has in the past year. Yet as they gather for this week’s summit ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Despite Acrimony Among Leaders, NATO Is Making Strides at 70
It was, perhaps, an unexpected way to mark NATO’s 70th anniversary. At a remarkably rancorous bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, U.S. Presiden...
By Jim Townsend
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It's getting harder for NATO to hide that Turkey's becoming 'a thorn in everyone's side'
After months of warnings from the US and other NATO members, Turkey tested its S-400s last week, putting the Russian-made air-defense system, deployed to an airbase near Ankar...
By Rachel Rizzo
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NATO leaders gathering in London brace themselves for Trump 'fireworks'
In The News
NATO leaders gathering to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in London face multiple challenges -- including the uncertainty of what President Donald Trump might do. Trump ...
By Jim Townsend
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Is China NATO’s new adversary?
In The News
The West’s most venerable military alliance is marking its 70th birthday this week in Britain. And it’s going to be awkward. Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,...
By Rachel Rizzo
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US to Europe: Fix Open Skies Treaty or we quit
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NATO allies worried U.S. President Donald Trump will abandon the Open Skies Treaty have been told the administration views the arms control agreement as a danger to U.S. natio...
By Jim Townsend
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In A Remote Arctic Outpost, Norway Keeps Watch On Russia's Military Buildup
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There are precisely 525 stairs from the icy waters of the Barents Sea to the top of the observation post in the far northeast corner of Norway, along the Russian border. It's ...
By Jim Townsend
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Europe can’t fill the U.S. void in Syria
“I thought that the United States and Turkey were in NATO, and then I discovered by tweet that the U.S. had decided to withdraw its troops and pave the way [for Turkey to laun...
By Jim Townsend
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Pentagon chief to focus on Turkey, Syria at NATO, but short on options
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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to focus on Turkey’s offensive into Syria and the fight against Islamic State when he meets NATO partners in Brussels this week, ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Trump Cuts “Muscle” from European Defense to Fund Border Wall
The list of military construction projects the Trump administration is defunding to pay for its controversial border wall includes more than $770 million from an initiative st...
By Jim Townsend
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Discord dominates as Trump and other leaders plan G-7 summit
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French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of this weekend’s Group of Seven summit, has publicly expressed hope that the G-7 leaders will reaffirm a shared commitment to democ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Who Lost Turkey?
In The News
On July 4, 2003, U.S. paratroopers kicked down doors and raided a compound in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. It was two months after the United States declared “Miss...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden believes NATO will cease to exist in Trump’s second term. That’s a bit far-fetched.
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President Donald Trump has called NATO "obsolete." He’s bashed European leaders, like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and warmed up to strongmen such as Russian President Vla...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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NATO Considers Missile Defense Upgrade, Risking Further Tensions With Russia
NATO military officials are exploring whether to upgrade their defenses to make them capable of shooting down newly deployed Russian intermediate-range nuclear missiles after ...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump Learns to Live With NATO—And Vice Versa
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Two-plus years into the Trump presidency, NATO is learning to live with the United States president, and vice versa. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been praised f...
By Rachel Rizzo
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With Trump, NATO Chief Tries to Navigate Spending Minefields
In The News
He flew across the ocean to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary with the largest and most important member of the military alliance. So to outsiders it appeared to be an awkward...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
