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Jul 11 2018
Headline Roundup
NATO Summit Opens
US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defense spending, ahead of a NATO summit.
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Feb 18 2017
Headline Roundup
Pence, Merkel Meet on NATO
Vice President Mike Pence is in Germany today where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They talked about their commitments to NATO, and their priorities.
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Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 04 2014
Headline Roundup
Obama and Cameron call on NATO
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Dec 03 2019
Headline Roundup
Trump And Macron Spar At NATO Summit
President Donald Trump derided French President Emmanuel Macron for suggesting that NATO is brain dead and lacking vision.
President Macron stands by his comment, arguing that Europe needs to rethink its defense posture. President Trump says that nobody needs NATO more than France.
Newsmax (News)
USA TODAY
New York Times (News)
Dec 05 2019
News
NATO Summit
“NATO leaders set aside public insults ranging from ‘delinquent’ to ‘brain dead’ and ‘two-faced’ on Wednesday, declaring at a 70th anniversary summit they would stand together against a common threat from Russia and prepare for China’s rise. Officials insisted the summit was a success: most notably, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan backed off from a threat to block plans to defend northern and
The Flip Side
May 12 2022
Headline Roundup
Finland’s Leaders Recommend NATO Membership ‘Without Delay’
Finland’s leaders called for the country to join NATO “without delay” on Thursday amid growing fears that Russian aggression would expand beyond Ukraine.
“We hope that the national steps still needed to make this decision will be taken rapidly within the next few days,” Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement, adding that both Finland
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Deutsche Welle
Mar 23 2022
Headline Roundup
NATO Likely to Bolster Troop Presence in Eastern Europe
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the defense alliance would likely deploy four new battle groups to Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia.
The remarks came as President Joe Biden traveled to Europe for a Thursday summit of all 30 NATO countries. The additional troops would double the number of battle groups along NATO’s eastern flank. According to a CNBC (
The Daily Wire
New York Times (News)
CNBC
Jul 12 2018
Headline Roundup
Fact Check: A Look At Trump's Claims About NATO
Trump claims NATO has fallen behind on defense spending and is therefore obsolete.
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NPR (Online News)
Jun 14 2021
News
NATO searches for brain life
The military alliance is looking to pivot to China and push back on Russia as President Biden prepares to meet President Putin.
French President Emmanuel Macron famously called NATO “brain dead” in 2019 — but will he hold up adoption of a new NATO strategy, based on a pivot to China? That’s one of the key questions as NATO allies gather in Brussels for their annual one-day summit.
Politico
May 15 2022
Opinion
Finland and Sweden Deserve to Be in NATO Now
After months of anticipation, Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced Thursday their country’s intention to apply for membership in NATO, and neighboring Sweden is not far behind. In polling last fall, only about a fifth to a quarter of Finns and Swedes supported their respective countries joining NATO. After Putin’s premeditated, unprovoked, and highly
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