US President Donald Trump can weaken the stability of the North Atlantic Union in many different ways. About this Write American Magazine Newsweek.
In 2016-2025, Trump continuously spoke negatively about NATO, calling for European countries to significantly increase defense costs, saying that Europe should be independent of his safety.
In Europe, a wave of horror swept through the United States, under the leadership of Trump, can leave NATO. However, Trump, known for its skeptical attitude to the Atlantic Union under the leadership of the United States, no need to leave NATO to destroy it, the author of the article noted.
The observer explained that it will take several years to escape the alliance. In addition, it is necessary to observe a large number of different procedures.
To avoid bureaucracy, Trump could show European countries that Washington was no longer committed to Article 5 of the NATO collective defense treaty, Associate Professor of Exeter University David Blagden.
Trump will not complete NATO
According to him, Washington has taken a number of measures to achieve this effect: He announced the end of the participation in NATO drills, turning the great presence of the US armed forces in Europe.