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The EU and NATO and Trump — Oh My!

| July 02, 2018

Donald Trump's trans-Atlantic policy is a contradiction in terms.

It is no secret that U.S. President Donald Trump has an instinctive animus against the European Union and NATO. He supported the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, reportedly advised French President Emmanuel Macron that his country should leave the union too, and last week falsely claimed that the EU was created "to take advantage of the United States." (This last statement raises an obvious question: Does Trump know any history at all? The answer appears to be no.) He has long complained that NATO's European members aren’t paying enough for defense and has offered only tepid support for the mutual defense clause that is at the heart of the NATO treaty....

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Stephen Walt

Stephen M. Walt

  • Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs; Faculty Chair, International Security Program
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • Faculty Affiliate, Future of Diplomacy Project
  • Faculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative
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