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“Second life insurance”? Why Europe is far from being able to do without NATO and the USA

After Sunday and Donald Trump’s new threat to NATO, the question has again surfaced in European offices: is the Atlantic Alliance still reliable? French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjournet on Monday called for the creation of a “second European life insurance system,” “neither in replacement of nor against NATO, but in addition” to that organization.

After three years of Biden’s presidency, in which NATO has restored its splendor and strengthened unity among allies, Donald Trump was cool about it on Sunday. The ultra-conservative billionaire suggested that if he were elected president, he would not hire the US military to defend a member state attacked by Russia if he believes the latter is not contributing enough to finance the alliance. A walk that questions the principle of solidarity that guides the organization.

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Source: Le Parisien

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