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power 2026-04-12

Alliance Without a War

Trump threatened to pull the US from NATO after European allies refused to back his Iran war. The alliance survived its first real test of whether it still means anything when Washington acts unilaterally.

conflict 2026-04-09

NATO Survived the Cold War. Whether It Survives Trump Depends on Who Blinks First.

Trump called NATO a 'paper tiger' and threatened withdrawal after European allies refused to join Operation Epic Fury. The alliance is now more fractured than at any point since 1966.