The great challenges of NATO left by Trump's show

Source Summary

Donald Trump has turned NATO summits into a show that revolves around him around him . As last year, the President of the United States arrived in Ankara railing against the North Atlantic Alliance itself and the vast majority of its partners. He insulted them, humiliated them, and threatened them from the outset. And then, the European allies and the secretary general of the military organization, Mark Rutte, focused on calming him down and de-escalating the tension through praise and kind words. It seems that the flattery had an effect and, finally, as the master of military understanding, he forgave them for the alleged grievances and in the final press conference declared his "love" for them. A happy enough ending compared to how it began. However, these U-turns and all the spectacle that Trump staged in Ankara highlight more than ever the great problems and challenges that NATO has, and especially the European allies, in dealing with the President of the United States.