Trump's Neglect of U.S. Allies Is Killing NATO, Macron Says
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned his back on his European allies and undermined the 70-year-old North Atlantic Treaty Organization, creating an existential threat for America’s transatlantic partners, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
“What we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO,” Macron said in an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, also calling into question the bedrock principle of “collective defense” -- that allies would come to one another’s aid. “There’s a considerable risk that in the long run we will disappear geopolitically, or at least that we will no longer be in control of our destiny,” he said.
Trump has pushed traditional allies away in pursing his “America First” agenda, calling the European Union a “foe,” which is “almost as bad as China, just smaller,” and flirting with the idea of leaving NATO if members didn’t contribute more money.
The French president had already used tough words and images to pressure European members, for example when in 2018 he called for the creation of a “European Army.” Trump opposed any such plan, saying it was “very insulting” ...
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