Is the End of NATO Near?

Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster: “The standoff over the strait has created an unexpected new strain on the relationship between Trump and NATO, one that may not fully shatter the alliance but could fundamentally weaken it.”

Said one European Union diplomat: “I think he made NATO defunct in practice already with Iran.”

“And that diplomat made a grim prediction that Trump’s likely retaliation would be to reduce its troop numbers on the continent.”

The diplomat added: “If we were not expecting his pullout of troops, we should be.”