'No One Wants To Look Like Trump's Poodle': NATO Allies Gear Up For Brussels Summit
Trump has shown he has no qualms about upending established policies or pacts with global partners, and has explicitly tied security issues to trade and economic ones. That's making allies nervous.
President Trump arrives in Brussels Tuesday for a summit at NATO, the latest pillar of the international order left wobbling by his adversarial approach to allies.
With his escalating complaints that the United States contributes more than its fair share to defense, and vague threats to countries that do not spend more, Trump is diluting the alliance's appearance of unity, say diplomats and analysts. And, the prospect of a less-than-committed U.S. has thrown some of Europe's military weaknesses into plain view.
The main idea behind the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed in 1949 in the first frost is considered an attack on the entire bloc, which should respond with actions.
