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The Global Story: Does Trump’s return threaten the future of Nato?

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

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Donald Trump's return to the White House is seen as a potential threat to European security. Some think he may abandon Nato - but the organisation's new secretary general seems convinced he will be persuaded to stay.

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0.089 - 3.511 Alex Ritson

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37.605 - 59.906 Alex Ritson

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60.166 - 61.928 Alex Ritson

Here's my colleague Katja Adler.

65.151 - 86.494 Katja Adler

the re-election of Donald Trump marks what's perhaps the most uncertain moment in the history of the NATO military alliance. Well, that is, since the last time he was president. But that was before large-scale warfare returned to Europe with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aided militarily and otherwise by North Korea, Iran and China.

87.475 - 96.864 Katja Adler

NATO is a transatlantic military alliance and it's largely funded by the United States. But America first Donald Trump thinks it's a very bad deal.

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