Political rifts are undermining military progress in the defense alliance
To be sure, there’s plenty of NATO 1 business to discuss. The White House has said Trump wants to talk defense spending as always, as well as threats involving cyberspace, critical infrastructure, telecommunications and terrorism.
The trouble for the alliance is that statistics and declarations like those will mean little if NATO loses the political will to consult and act fast in a crisis. Swift decision making is crucial, especially in an era of fast-moving, ambiguous hybrid conflict involving undercover soldiers, sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation.
The political alliance that is supposed to underpin the military one urgently needs repair. And yet in London, most allies and NATO officials are likely to focus on simply avoiding another bust-up with Trump that would delight Russian President Vladimir Putin. . Central European allies who live closest to Russia and count on the U.S. security guarantee, underpinned by nuclear weapons, were particularly irked by Macron’s words, as well as by his recent outreach to Putin.
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