NATO
The latest news, analysis and updates on NATO countries, summits and treaties.
The world wasn’t ready for Trump in 2016. It’s not making that mistake this time.
America’s NATO allies are ramping up weapons production, consulting Donald Trump’s advisers and holding secret meetings with each other to feverishly lay the groundwork for his return.
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Scholz joins shaky chorus of world leaders sticking with Biden
Heads of state have been peppered with questions at this week’s NATO summit in Washington about Biden’s age and mental acuity.
Biden introduced Zelenskyy. It didn’t go well: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin’
With the world watching his every word, Biden needed to avoid any gaffes at the NATO summit. He wasn’t able to.
Ukraine wins big, NATO wins smaller — and everyone was sweaty
Over the course of three days, the 32-member military alliance rallied around Ukraine’s war efforts to combat the Russian invasion.
2 percent on defense? That is so last year.
One of the NATO Summit’s biggest guessing games this week: What should members spend on defense?
There’s an unofficial NATO summit in DC: meeting with Trump allies
Trump confidants are telling NATO allies there’s nothing to worry about, but that messaging isn’t comforting concerns.
US military to shut down embattled Gaza aid pier
The humanitarian pier was beset by rough seas.
Trudeau pledges Canada will hit 2 percent NATO target — by 2032
Under fire for “riding on America’s coattails,” prime minister commits to increase defense spending.
‘You’re worried if he knows which direction he’s going’: Nervous world leaders greet Biden at NATO
Biden’s solo press conference Thursday will be the most critical set piece of the NATO Summit, both for the president and the alliance.
Trump considering cutting back intel sharing with Europe, officials warn
European officials say they rely on U.S. intelligence to help fend off Russian aggression on their own soil.
Biden, Starmer project optimism amid political tumult
The new U.K. prime minister, in Washington for the NATO Summit, appeared to earn plaudits from Biden for seeking closer ties to the European Union.
F-16s head to Ukraine to begin flights this summer
Denmark and the Netherlands have begun sending the jets, but Ukraine’s president says he needs more.
Biden or Trump? To the Polish president, it doesn’t matter.
“We have to be honest and tell ourselves that the Cold War situation is back and it’s not due to the actions of the United States,” Andrzej Duda said.
Zelenskyy dodges the question on everyone’s mind
When pressed on Trump, Ukraine’s president won’t go there.
Biden aimed to prove US and global doubters wrong with NATO speech
His high-profile address served as both a political and geopolitical test for the president.
Ukraine seeks end to restrictions on American weapons after children’s hospital struck
Ukrainian officials want the U.S. to let them use long-range ATACMS to hit inside Russia.
Welcome to Mar-a-NATO: European leaders tailor their message to Trump
Baltic defense ministers are calling for increased defense spending — and are using lots of golf terms to do it.
Ukraine’s path to NATO membership ‘irreversible,’ allies expected to declare
The expected decision would be a major win for Ukraine and make the Washington summit among NATO’s most historic in its 75-year history.
Wanted: New European ‘Trump Whisperer’ to Save Transatlantic Alliance
Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five — much less 75 — years.
Can Norway Persuade Trump on NATO?
The prime minister of Norway thinks the alliance can win over its critics.
12 people to keep an eye on at the NATO summit
A guide to some of the most interesting characters in Washington this week planning for the future of the alliance.
Johnson says he will press allies to spend more on defense during NATO summit
The speech marked Johnson’s first major foreign policy address since becoming speaker last year.
NATO is losing patience with one of its own members — and it’s not who you think
This week’s summit in Washington will get uncomfortable for Canada as allies press for more cash commitments.
Hungary’s Orbán Has Taken Sides in America’s Election. Maybe Other Leaders Should, Too.
The prevailing wisdom that foreign leaders should stay neutral in U.S. politics could be out of date in an increasingly polarized setting.
Orbán praises Trump as ‘the man of peace,’ says Biden will likely lose election
“A change would be good for the world,” the Hungarian leader said of the American presidential election.
NATO needs to look toward Pacific because of current realities, Jens Stoltenberg says
“China is the main enabler of Russia’s war aggression against Ukraine,” he said.
American allies fear Biden is finished and can’t beat Trump
“We’re not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,” said one official from a European NATO country.
How Taiwan Conquered U.S. Politics — and Showed Europe How It’s Done
The island democracy off the coast of China has wooed friends in every U.S. faction and region — and that’s its greatest source of strength and protection.
Ukraine ‘bridge’ to NATO could be dangerous, experts warn
Some foreign policy experts want Ukraine to move closer to joining the alliance, while others say it would rupture the military bloc.
Trump’s Plan for NATO Is Emerging
Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.
Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push
The moves by the West to curtail the offensive and the potential Kremlin response could lead to a dangerous escalation as the war drags through its third year.