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The question [for NATO] now is whether Turkey is still a Western country and shares our values.
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I have sympathy for the criticism of Germany’s low defense spending, which does set a bad example for other member states who spend even less – it’s against Europe’s and our own interest. Moving Eucom to Belgium actually makes sense, but I find the strategic rationale for the other movements much less persuasive.
[The decision to pull nearly 12,000 troops from Germany] is all to do with Donald Trump’s deep-seated psychological hostility to Germany in general and Angela Merkel in particular. There’s no strategy.
It is absurd for the U.S. to claim to represent the free world given President Donald Trump doesn’t care about democracy, human rights or freedom overseas. The Trump administration repeatedly rejected requests from Europe to work together on China until a few weeks ago ... It’s a bit rich for him to now blame allies for not doing enough.