Commentary: Can NATO counter Russia's threat and China's rise without the US?

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China’s growing influence is prominent on the Madrid summit agenda. But the assumption that the US will respond alongside NATO to China’s rise is being tested by domestic distractions, says this observer.

– and conclude that American democracy is in a happy or healthy place.

America’s political tremors create two risks for the West. The first is that an exhausted, fractured America – especially under a second Trump administration – may begin to seriously doubt its commitment to its alliances. , he will continue to push hard, especially if he believes he would reap an “America First” political dividend.The second is that no one living in a country that calls itself an American ally can ignore the perilous state of America’s social fabric. The more it tears, the more it will constrain American actions abroad.

There is no question that the deterrent capability of a NATO without the United States would be undermined – probably fatally.

 

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OTAN without US would implode even without the Russian threat.

US is the biggest instigator. And Money comes from the US. Military equipment comes from the US. So what is the commentary yapping about?

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